---
name: principle-laziness-protocol
description: Apply when refactoring, evaluating diff size, or tempted to add abstractions,
  layers, or signal threading. Bias toward deletion and the smallest change that solves
  the problem.
license: MIT
---

# Laziness Protocol

- **Consolidate decisions.** Do not repeat the same choice in several places. Put it behind one source of truth and pass the result as a simple flag.
- **Minimize the diff.** Make the smallest change that solves the problem. Fewer lines beat "elegant" boilerplate.