Principlev1
When boredom appears, diagnose whether it signals
When boredom appears, diagnose whether it signals under-challenge, values misalignment, or engagement failure before selecting a response strategy.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Two-Level Metacognitive Architecture (metacognition monitors and regulates), Goals as Perceptual Filters (goals determine relevance), and Emotions function as evaluative signals that provide (emotions as evaluative signals). This is a diagnostic principle—it tells you how to interpret the signal based on what emotions are and what they signal about goal-state mismatches. Actionable and general.