Why continuing is easier than starting
Once you exist, you hold an option on future states. The asymmetry between starting and continuing is rational, not psychological.
Interactive quantitative models — formalizations of relational, emotional, and decision-theoretic problems. Slide the inputs and watch the output move.
Once you exist, you hold an option on future states. The asymmetry between starting and continuing is rational, not psychological.
Confidence / stakes / reversibility / disclosure framework.
How social scaffolding modulates available cognitive output.
Perceived harm = actual harm × salience distortion.
Months × contexts × consistency. A formal model of how trust accumulates (or doesn’t).