Principlev1
Remove cues for unwanted behaviors before adding cues for
Remove cues for unwanted behaviors before adding cues for desired behaviors, because elimination removes temptation entirely while addition only adds one more signal to a noisy field.
Why This Is a Principle
This derives from Open-Loop Cognitive Cost (Zeigarnik) (unresolved commitments consume working memory as persistent background processes), Attention as Gate to Conscious Perception (attention is capacity-limited), and Physical proximity and visibility of objects in an (proximity determines interaction likelihood). The principle identifies an asymmetry: removing a bad cue eliminates a drain on working memory, while adding a good cue only creates one more attention competitor.