There is likely much more here than just ‘cognition is expensive’
In particular, prioritization involves negotiation between self-parts with different beliefs/desires, which is a tricky kind of cognition. A suboptimal outcome of negotiation might look like the Delay strategy.
ah, good point. A part that doesn’t like the action another part wants to take might take delay as a second best worst acquiescence if it can’t get its way.
In particular, prioritization involves negotiation between self-parts with different beliefs/desires, which is a tricky kind of cognition. A suboptimal outcome of negotiation might look like the Delay strategy.
ah, good point. A part that doesn’t like the action another part wants to take might take delay as a second best worst acquiescence if it can’t get its way.