Principlev1PR-1476
Use goals to set directional targets but rely on systems…
Use goals to set directional targets but rely on systems of daily practices for progress, because goals create binary pass-fail states while systems generate continuous forward motion.
Why This Is a Principle
Follows from People interpret failure as either evidence about… (interpretation affects outcomes), Human motivation exists on a spectrum from controlled… (motivation spectrum), and People rapidly adapt to material improvements, returning… (hedonic adaptation). Prescribes subordinating goals to systems to avoid motivation erosion from perpetual pre-success failure state.