Principlev1
When facing ambiguous decisions, consult your identity
When facing ambiguous decisions, consult your identity rather than deliberating from first principles—ask 'What would a person with my declared identity do?' to convert complex decisions into consistency checks.
Why This Is a Principle
This is a principle derived from multiple axioms: Cognitive Defusion: Thoughts Are Objects (thoughts as objects separate from identity), Directed Attention as Depletable Resource (cognitive resources are finite), Cognition Operates Through Dual Processing Systems (dual-process cognition), and Thoughts and behaviors can be separated from core identity (separating thoughts/behaviors from identity). It translates the axioms into actionable guidance: use identity as a decision-making heuristic to reduce deliberative load. This is not an axiom itself because it's prescriptive guidance derived from foundational facts about cognition and identity.