Self
👉 Identity is the model you build of yourself over time
Every day of our lives we gather evidence about ourselves. We learn how we feel around different stimuli, how we behave around others, what we can and cannot do.
Identity is the aggregation of all this evidence collected over your lifetime. This evidence creates a model of you and how you interact with the world.
This model is incredibly important. It allows us to understand how we can best meet our needs given who we are right now.
Just like with all models, it is constantly challenged by new, surprising information. Our actions in the world allow us to constantly test and update our model of ourselves.
🤔 Reflection of the Day:
What evidence did you create about yourself today? Did you learn anything surprising about yourself? Does it update your beliefs about yourself?