Concept

Identity Vote

The idea that every small action counts as a vote for the identity that action belongs to.

An identity vote reframes behaviour change as an ongoing election rather than a single decisive win. Each time you act, you cast a vote for the version of yourself that action represents.

Because votes are cast by frequency, small repeatable actions outperform rare heroic ones — and a single missed day is one lost vote, not a lost election.

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Related concepts

Identity-Based Change

A model of behaviour change that edits self-image first, on the premise that behaviour follows identity rather than the reverse.

Master Identity Loop

The self-reinforcing cycle in which identity drives behaviour, behaviour becomes evidence, and evidence strengthens identity.

Keystone Identity

An identity whose adoption naturally pulls many other behaviours into alignment, making broad change more efficient.

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