Principlev1
Novelty triggers neurochemical reward that makes new
Novelty triggers neurochemical reward that makes new initiatives feel more important than ongoing work regardless of actual priority rank.
Why This Is a Principle
Grounded in Dopamine neurons encode prediction error rather than (dopamine prediction error), Compiled Pattern Recognition Outpaces Rule-Following (pattern recognition faster than deliberation), and Goals as Perceptual Filters (goals as perceptual filters). Novel stimuli generate prediction errors that drive approach behavior before deliberate evaluation can engage.