Generally I’d say: make a list of all things you do, and for each of them ask yourself a question: “Is this something I do because I got used to thinking about myself as ‘the person who does this’? If I would right now magically reincarnate as someone else, who is ‘not the person who does this’, would I want to start doing it again?”
I like this technique. I like this a lot.
Happily, my friends do meet that criteria now. The Unattractive Person part is primarily a delayed updating. I’m working on those various skills but also haven’t updated my internal impression of myself to reflect the improvements I’ve made. I expect to get a more realistic impression of myself after more time, getting better at reading people’s attraction signals, and seeing social results
I like this technique. I like this a lot.
Happily, my friends do meet that criteria now. The Unattractive Person part is primarily a delayed updating. I’m working on those various skills but also haven’t updated my internal impression of myself to reflect the improvements I’ve made. I expect to get a more realistic impression of myself after more time, getting better at reading people’s attraction signals, and seeing social results