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Explicitly suspend non-essential routines during crisis
Explicitly suspend non-essential routines during crisis rather than letting them fail, to prevent guilt from compounding stress.
Why This Is a Principle
This principle derives from Cognitive Dissonance Drives Information Avoidance (cognitive dissonance creates distress) and Open-Loop Cognitive Cost (Zeigarnik) (unresolved commitments consume working memory). It prescribes a specific action (explicit suspension) to prevent the psychological cost of perceived failure during capacity overload.