To create distance from the self, we asked the…

To create distance from the self, we asked the other half of the study participants to "visualize the experience from the per-spective of a fly on the wall.... Try to understand your 'distant self's' feelings." From this "self-distanced" perspective, reactions were much less emotional, more abstract, and less egocentric:

— from The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations)

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• Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)
• The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy)

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