C006 — Intentions function as dynamical attractors
Claim: Intentions are not discrete mental pellets that push bodies; they function as top-down, context-sensitive constraints — attractors that continuously reshape behavioral trajectories.
Status: solid · Confidence: high (DiA) · Module: M05 / M07
Plain-language restatement
An intention is more like a landscape your behavior settles into than a cue stick that hits once.
Example
Deciding to walk to the store organizes countless micro-adjustments of balance and path without a single “walk now” impact event.
Concepts
Source anchors
- DiA Part III
- REPORT §7.1
- Talks: BI 174
nVmz3r1dSzg(folk psychology as constraint regimes)