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Evidence based, not aspirational
Build your view of yourself from things you actually did, not from the version of yourself you wish you were.
Example
Asked what kind of student you are, the aspirational answer is 'organised'. The evidence-based answer is 'hands in three out of four assignments on time and forgets the fourth'. The second one is more useful, even if it sounds less impressive.
How it fits in
It is easy to fill a self-awareness exercise with the answers you would like to be true. The curriculum keeps insisting on real moments, recent decisions, and observable patterns instead. The reason is practical, not moral. A self-portrait built from wishes fails the first time pressure arrives. A self-portrait built from evidence keeps working under stress.
Where this is taught
Related terms
The way you tend to react first when something surprising or stressful happens.
Four common ways people handle a surprising moment. None of them is always the right one.
The energy you get from doing the thing itself is different from the energy you get from people clapping for it.