Working definition
The Self-Authorship Survey (SAS) is the three-line check of self-authored performance: what you say you will do, what you actually do, and whether you appreciate the path while you are on it.
How it works
Being performant is not only saying what you will do or doing it. The missing third is appreciating the time and steps of the path while you are on it — declare · execute · savour the intermediate work.
That appreciation is not soft stoicism that refuses effort. It is Master of Opposites: know when to enjoy the climb and when to refuse settling for enjoyment alone. The stack kills the old binary — self-flagellation for what you did not do versus blind positivity. Excellence hides in the nuance of when you choose which discomfort, and when you let appreciation and effort run in the same block.
Wire SAS to your self-authored dictionary (Social performance vs self-authored score), not the social productivity poster. When a lag on a necessary score is non-negotiable, name one La Remontada sentence from the gap.
Signature
Three honest lines — not polished:
- I say I will ___
- I actually do ___
- I appreciate the path when ___ (time · steps · intermediate work — not only the finish line)
Room: 2026-07-31.
Your move this week
- Write your three-line SAS stack tonight.
- Score 1–10: How much did I appreciate what I lived today? + How faithful was I to this morning’s intention?
- Optional: if a lag is non-negotiable, add one Remontada sentence from the gap.
Scientific grounding
Cite
- Gollwitzer, P. M. (1999). Implementation intentions: Strong effects of simple plans. American Psychologist, 54(7), 493–503.
- Sheldon, K. M., & Elliot, A. J. (1999). Goal striving, need satisfaction, and longitudinal well-being: The self-concordance model. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 76(3), 482–497.
- Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2000). Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. American Psychologist, 55(1), 68–78.
- Bryant, F. B. (2003). Savoring Beliefs Inventory (SBI): A scale for measuring beliefs about savouring. Journal of Mental Health, 12(2), 175–196.
Say without do is the intention–behaviour gap Gollwitzer closes with if-then plans. Concordant goals and autonomy (Sheldon · Ryan/Deci) keep the stack self-authored — not a social poster. Bryant’s savoring windows name the missing third: deliberate attention to the path, not only the finish line.