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Track positive signal patterns across time to identify…

Track positive signal patterns across time to identify values-in-action, as revealed preferences in joyful moments carry higher fidelity data about genuine values than abstract self-reported values lists.

Why This Is a Principle

Strongly grounds in Actual behavior reveals operative values more reliably… (actual behavior reveals operative values more reliably than stated preferences) and The brain maintains distinct memory systems for declarative… (distinct memory systems for declarative vs procedural knowledge). The principle of tracking when joy actually fires to discover genuine values directly applies the axiom that behavior reveals truth more accurately than verbal report.