A habit is the persistence of shape in Expectation across a memory span. The larger the memory capacity , the harder the shape is to shift. If the subsystem is defined narrowly—say, “my weight”—then every new predictor–idea pair falls into a hull that already has thousands of rectangles baked in. Over ten years, with daily intervals, that hull carries 3,650 points. One or two new points on the edge will hardly matter. The shape persists. The habit holds.
From the math, there are two possible strategies to break a habit:
- Wait for enough new vertices outside the hull to eventually dominate. This is slow, requiring many intervals.
- Change the rules by redefining the subsystem.
The second is the powerful move. Because every denominator is relative to a reduced subsystem state, redefinition resets the entire shape. By redefining the subsystem, you do not erode the old habit—you leave it behind, because its hull no longer defines the denominator.
Weight as a Case Study
If your subsystem is defined around “my weight,” then the collapse of the wavefunction always gives the same number: the number on the scale. Every idea and predictor folds into that frame. The denominator is heavy, stiff, habitual.
But what happens if you redefine the subsystem? In the Love the Cosmic Dance framework, one of the most radical redefinitions is to fall in love with the divine. Mathematically, this means you are no longer collapsing into the subsystem called “weight.” You collapse into a completely different subsystem defined by love. The denominator changes shape immediately.
Are you still at the same weight? Yes. But the shape that held your habit has been replaced. The attention that made weight central has evaporated, because weight is now minutia inside a much larger denominator. Friends may notice that you eat differently or lose weight, but you yourself no longer notice. Your habit changed because the subsystem changed.
The Mathematical Lesson
- Persistence of shape = habit.
- To shift habit, you can either wait for new vertices to accumulate, or you can redefine the subsystem.
- Redefining the subsystem instantly changes the denominator, and with it, the habit.
This is the mathematical logic behind why traditions can last millennia, instincts last millions of years, and yet in a single moment of redefinition—falling in love with the divine—a personal habit can dissolve overnight.