Principlev1
Prioritize behavioral agents by their firing rate over their
Prioritize behavioral agents by their firing rate over their sophistication when the two conflict, because consistent execution compounds while sporadic execution decays.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Habit automaticity develops along a logarithmic curve — (habit automaticity develops logarithmically with rapid early gains) and Humans discount future rewards hyperbolically rather than (humans discount future rewards hyperbolically). The compounding math example showing simple-but-reliable agent outperforming sophisticated-but-sporadic agent demonstrates this. Each firing reinforces the agent itself.