Principlev1PR-323
Write precise emotion labels rather than vague narratives…
Write precise emotion labels rather than vague narratives when externalizing emotional states, because high-granularity labeling activates prefrontal regulation circuits and enables targeted responses while low-granularity labels ('stressed', 'bad') lose the action signal.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from language structuring thought (Linguistic Structuring of Thought), emotions as evaluative signals (Emotions function as evaluative signals that provide…), and verbal labeling activating prefrontal regulation (Verbal labeling of internal states activates prefrontal…). The principle prescribes precision level in emotional externalization.