Principlev1
Install physically incompatible competing responses for
Install physically incompatible competing responses for unwanted behaviors, because structural blockades at the motor level do not depend on willpower or conscious monitoring.
Why This Is a Principle
This principle derives from System 1 being fast and automatic (Cognition Operates Through Dual Processing Systems), pattern recognition operating faster than rule-following (Compiled Pattern Recognition Outpaces Rule-Following), and automatic processes running without conscious control (Automaticity Without Conscious Control). It prescribes physical incompatibility as the mechanism to intercept behaviors in the sub-second window before conscious processing engages.
Source Lessons
Connections
Derived From (6)
AxiomHabits as Context-Response AssociationsAxiomAutomaticity Without Conscious ControlAxiomCognition Operates Through Dual Processing SystemsAxiomCompiled Pattern Recognition Outpaces Rule-FollowingAxiomPhysical proximity and visibility of objects in anAxiomNeural pathways that encode habits persist even after the