Eat Your Own Dogfood

Metaphorical Narrative

Imagine a chef who serves dishes but never tastes them. Guests complain, the chef blames the oven, yet refuses a single bite. Contrast that with the chef who tastes each spoonful — the proof is in their own mouth.

Core Insight

Plain explanation — Ego loves externalizing: making rules for others, holding theories, pushing tools it never personally tests. Integration happens when you eat your own dogfood.

Everyday life resonance — You preach balance but never rest. You push journaling but skip your own entries. You advise presence yet scroll endlessly.

Eating your own dogfood forces alignment. It collapses hypocrisy, gives real feedback, and removes the ego’s cover of abstraction.

Identity Shift Tie-In

By practicing what you create, identity shifts from “someone who knows” to “someone who lives.” Sovereignty is built in proof, not preaching.

Saturday Experiment

Choose one principle you’ve told others or “should” yourself. Practice it today without excuses.

Sunday Reflection

What did the character learn when they finally ate their own cooking instead of serving untouched dishes?