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How to ThinkIn the Age of AI
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Anchor self-assessment in specific behavioral counts rather…

Anchor self-assessment in specific behavioral counts rather than narrative self-belief to bypass motivated reasoning.

Why This Is a Principle

This principle derives from the axiom that people systematically fail to detect biases in their own judgment (Bias Blind Spot Asymmetry) combined with Dunning-Kruger (Systematic Overconfidence Taxonomy). It prescribes replacing 'Am I good at X?' with 'How many times did I do X?' as a method. This is prescriptive and actionable, not merely descriptive of how bias works.