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Prune identity statements disconnected from authentic values
Prune identity statements disconnected from authentic values even when they produce consistent behavior—identities serving anxiety management rather than genuine values consume resources without serving the authentic self.
Why This Is a Principle
Grounded in Human cognition contains multiple motivational drives that (multiple motivational drives generate competing demands), Satisfying the psychological needs of autonomy, competence, (autonomy/competence/relatedness drive intrinsic motivation), and Knowledge that exists only in tacit form degrades without (tacit knowledge degrades without detection). This principle prescribes identity curation to align with genuine motivation. It's derived optimization guidance.