What do cats know about incremental change?

​Yesterday, I was doing my morning reading and my feline friend, Wax, wanted some lap time. Don’t hate me, but I don’t like cats in my lap while I am reading. After several rebuffed attempts, Wax decided to accept being nestled between the outside of my thigh and a pillow.
 
Every now and then Wax would adjust himself with a half roll or stretch.
 
When I finished reading, and went to stand up, I noticed that Wax had about 70% of my lap! 
 
How did that happen? Wax simply applied the four principles of leverage:

1. Wax initially settled for something (next to me) over nothing (alone), which is like 0>1; something small right now is better than something big later.
2. Wax took an A-B approach by continually readjusting and incrementally gaining more and more lap real estate.
3. Wax’s readjustments were always minor, but always in the right direction. They were nothing complex, just minimally viable (MVP).
4. All of this would have been for not if Wax had not understood M=V/E. Wax knew I did not want him in my lap as it increased the effort it took me to focus on reading (high E). He also knew that this particular morning I wasn’t into his soft purrs and warm body (low V). So, he never asked more of me than I was willing to give. The small changes in his positioning necessitated only small accommodations by me.

 
If Wax can apply the four principles of leverage, I am confident that you can as well. 
 
Do good and be well,
 
Frederick