Values clarification — identifying what matters most to you at the deepest level — is a cornerstone of ACT therapy for replication crisis and provides direction when replication crisis removes other navigational tools.
Why Values Matter for Replication Crisis
Replication Crisis often disconnects us from our values through avoidance, withdrawal, and reduced capacity. Reconnecting with values provides:
- Direction when replication crisis has eliminated other motivation
- Meaning that persists even through difficult replication crisis periods
- A basis for action independent of how replication crisis makes you feel
Clarifying Your Values with Replication Crisis
Ask yourself: 'If my replication crisis were less present, what would I be doing more of? What kind of person would I be?'
Values are not goals (achievable and done) but ongoing directions: being a present parent, creating beauty, contributing to others.
Values-Based Action in Replication Crisis
ACT therapy teaches: act according to values even when replication crisis is present. Small values-aligned actions, despite replication crisis, are more sustainable than waiting for replication crisis to lift first.