Principlev1
Observe your actual behavior over time to infer your
Observe your actual behavior over time to infer your operative identity, because repeated automatic actions accumulate more identity-defining evidence than occasional deliberate choices or stated aspirations.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Cognitive Defusion: Thoughts Are Objects (thoughts can be separated from identity and treated as external objects) and Actual behavior reveals operative values more reliably than (actual behavior reveals operative values more reliably than stated preferences). The principle prescribes self-knowledge methodology: because identity is constructed from behavioral evidence and automatic behaviors run more frequently than deliberate ones, examining your defaults reveals your functional identity regardless of your narrative about yourself.