Principlev1
Treat boundary-setting as renewable resource protection
Treat boundary-setting as renewable resource protection rather than compassion limitation to enable sustained rather than episodic helping.
Why This Is a Principle
Grounds to Directed Attention as Depletable Resource (executive function depletes and requires recovery), Behavior follows the path of least resistance due to the (systems follow path of least resistance under energy constraints), and Intentional underutilization (slack) is necessary for (slack is necessary for systems to absorb variation). The principle is that boundaries don't reduce total compassion output—they optimize its temporal distribution by preventing the depletion-withdrawal-burnout cycle. This is a resource management principle for sustainable helping.