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Focus on absorption in process and problem-solving rather
Focus on absorption in process and problem-solving rather than on legacy as an explicit goal, recognizing that durable work emerges from sustained attention to craft rather than from performative importance-seeking.
Why This Is a Principle
This derives from axioms about deliberation consuming resources (Conscious Processing Is Metabolically Expensive), flow occurring when challenge matches skill (Flow occurs when challenge slightly exceeds current), and behavior revealing values (Actual behavior reveals operative values more reliably than). The craftsman's paradox operationalized: work built for recognition optimizes for attention rather than integrity; work built for craft persists because quality standards are intrinsic. This prescribes process focus over outcome focus.