Principlev1

Apply the double-standard test to identity narratives by

Apply the double-standard test to identity narratives by imagining a friend held the same story - standards you would reject for others often govern your own self-concept.

Why This Is a Principle

This derives from the bias blind spot (Bias Blind Spot Asymmetry) and narrative identity (Human beings construct identity through ongoing narrative). It prescribes a perspective-shifting technique - using the asymmetry between self-evaluation (introspective, harsh) and other-evaluation (behavioral, charitable) to reveal where self-narratives are more rigid than evidence warrants. This exploits a cognitive asymmetry to dislodge limiting stories.

Source Lessons

L-1145

Examine your current identity narratives

What stories do you tell about yourself that may be limiting your behavior.

Connections

Derived From (2)

AxiomBias Blind Spot Asymmetry AxiomHuman beings construct identity through ongoing narrative

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