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Implementation Intention

A pre-committed if-X-then-Y plan (Gollwitzer, 1999). Delegates action control to a situational cue, removing real-time deliberation from the requirement. Meta-analysis across 94 studies found effect size d=0.65 on goal attainment. The structural mechanism behind every effective trading defense.

See also
Psychology Ulysses Contract A commitment device that binds the future self via the present self's authority. Odysseus ordered his crew to bind him to the mast and ignore his future demands — he used his rational present self to govern his irrational future self. Every pre-committed trading rule is a Ulysses contract. → Psychology Five-Minute Rule A forced pause between wanting to make a trade and making it. In the interval, the dopamine peak passes, System 2 deliberation re-engages, and the chart often reveals whether the move was real or manufactured. Disproportionately filters bad setups because bad setups rely on sub-5-minute urgency to defeat analysis. → Psychology Walk-Away Trigger A pre-defined condition that forces physical removal from the trading environment. Examples: hitting the max-daily-loss cap, three losing trades in a row, tilt symptoms (rushed clicking, 'just one more'), trading at 3am, or trading in an emotionally dysregulated state. Must be pre-committed and non-negotiable. →
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