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Goal-externalization-as-commitment pattern: the structural
Goal-externalization-as-commitment pattern: the structural tendency for goals that exist only in the mind to function as wishes rather than commitments, where writing them down creates accountability through the visibility that mental goals lack
Why This Is a Pattern
Exemplifies Extended Cognition Thesis (externalization transforms). Recurs in goal-setting, New Year resolutions, project planning, commitment devices.