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Psychological flexibility (the ability to adapt behavior to

Psychological flexibility (the ability to adapt behavior to context while maintaining values) predicts mental health and effective functioning.

Why This Is an Axiom

This is Hayes's ACT research finding across 1000+ studies. It's empirical bedrock showing that rigid rule-following versus adaptive responding has measurable outcomes. This cannot be derived from other axioms — it's a discovered correlation that justifies the renegotiation framework.

Source Lessons

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Renegotiation when circumstances change

Internal agreements need updating as your life circumstances evolve.

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Strategic yielding versus automatic yielding

Sometimes yielding to pressure is the right choice — the key is that it is chosen not automatic.

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