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At the 1985 Omega conference, 99 out of ~100 people selected the blue wooden bench over the gray steel stool as a better picture of their self.

A large-group demonstration showing near-unanimous agreement that is hard to explain by individual preference.

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The mirror-of-the-self test produces judgments of relative life that are consistent across people and correspond to objective living structure.
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Central methodological claim of the chapter, supported by multiple experiments.

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The Omega participant who initially chose the stool later changed his perception to recognize the bench as more whole after a few days of letting go of attachment.finding0.841
Qualitative evidence that the mirror-of-the-self experience can facilitate personal growth and refinement of perception.
85% of respondents chose a small mocha cup over a larger coffee mug as a better picture of their self.finding0.714
Shows that the test often favors modest, delicate objects over more practical, everyday ones.
In the Julian Street Inn tile mockup comparison, version B (tiles held back from window frame) created greater sense of wholesomeness in observers than version A (tiles cut to frame), despite initial preference for Afinding0.713
Design case study showing the wholeness criterion can reveal non-obvious life distinctions invisible to simpler aesthetic judgments
In the black columns, the key was the initial vision of dark glowing feeling, achieved through intense inner effort, not just trial-and-error painting.claim0.703
A roughly bent S-curve of cardboard placed at the Berkeley house entrance showed noticeably more life potential than a straight approach, demonstrable even at rough mockup stagefinding0.698
Design process case study showing the wholeness criterion operates effectively at early rough mockup stages
Each of the four examples (doll, Julian Street Inn, West Dean bench, Linz alcoves) has the minimal structure for its situation that carries weight of feeling.claim0.698
A person's own feeling of wholeness is the very best criterion for the wholeness of a thing he is trying to make.claim0.695
The rough humanity visible in these pictures, is no less modern than the titanium struts, glass, plastic sheets, and shimmering homogeneous facades we presently think of as modern.claim0.694
Redefining 'modern' to include the kindlier morphology of living processes.