If a specific value or idea is introduced afterward and influences judgment or perception going forward, even retroactively, that’s anchoring.
Just epiphanized an anchor December 6, 2025. The first time I remember this sounding strange was an ex of mine said all of her subordinates referred to me as Star wars I thought this was weird because I’m not that into star wars, certainly not enough for it to be a defining personality trait. I used to enjoy the originals when I watched more longform content. What I just realized was that it was referring to one time I was on a trip and at a large train station, it may have been to/from New York or some other major city. Someone approached me and asked if I could help them and I gave them a star wars shirt that I kind of liked from my suitcase. I think the desired effect was for me to eventually have this realization and then association of star wars with a person taking advantage of my kindness. Two honey pots who I think were both attempting to refer back to this moment and were also Wrangling concurrently. This tshirt event occurred very early in my Navy career. It must have been something like
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