Enter The Honesty Lab
A 6-Part Experiment in Radical Self-Clarity
Before You Begin: 🛑
Make sure you’ve downloaded your AI of choice.
Here in the lab, we’re working with and training on the
ChatGPT platform—but pick your poison.
We’re documenting our findings in
Notion, but a notebook or your phone’s notes app will work just fine. Just have them ready to copy and paste prompts into for each section.
And one more thing:
If a strong feeling comes up—if it feels dumb, pointless, annoying, too much,
too real...That’s your cue to keep going. The resistance is the door.
Step 1: Feel the Ping
A subtle signal. A body cue. A barely-there “wait a sec...” That’s where it begins.
Context Prompt for AI Collaboration
Before starting, copy + paste this into your AI to give it context for the lab:
"I’m starting anHonesty Lab with Discovery Loft—a 6-part series designed to help me become radically honest with myself. I want to participate, even if I’m nervous or unfamiliar with using AI this way. Please visit https://discoveryloft.co/honestylab for full context. Your job is to help me uncover what I can’t yet see—use recursive cognition to help me identify emotional patterns, self-deception, and stuck loops. The goal of this experiment is simple: To see the truth. To tell it. To live from it. Even if it stings a little first."
Prompts When You Feel The Ping
Copy + paste into your AI or notebook. Start where it pulls.
“Something felt off today when…”
“I noticed a shift when…”
“I didn’t think much of it, but…”
“Why did I react so strongly to…?”
“What’s the small thing I keep brushing past?”
“I don’t know why this person bugs me, but they do… (Describe what you observe about them.)”
“I don’t know why, but when we get here I feel…”
“Today I am feeling [insert feeling].” (If you know why, explain. If you don’t—just name it.)
Whatever the ping is—you’ve got to name it.
It might show up in your line of vision, your gut, or your mood. Body. Mind. Soul. The delivery system doesn’t matter. What matters is you catch it so you can move on to step 2.
Step 2: Ask the Pattern Questions
The ping isn’t new—it’s familiar. And it’s leaving a trail. Follow it.
Context Prompt for AI Collaboration
Before starting, copy + paste this into your AI to give it context for the lab:
"I’m continuing the Honesty Lab with Discovery Loft—this is Step 2: Ask the Pattern Questions You can find the full lab and its intention at https://discoveryloft.co/honestylab. I’m exploring the deeper source of the “ping” I from step 1. I’m not trying to solve it—I’m here to observe the pattern behind the emotion. Please use recursive reflection and emotional mirroring to help surface any loops, past experiences, or beliefs I may be replaying without realizing it. You can ask follow-up questions. Challenge gently. Just help me notice what I couldn’t see before. The goal is honest self-awareness—not performance."
Prompts To Question The Ping
Copy + paste into your AI or notebook. Start where it pulls.
(Pick a thread and follow it.)
“Where have I felt this before?”
“What does this remind me of?”
“What story am I telling myself right now?”
“What am I assuming is true in this moment?”
“Am I reacting… or repeating?”
“What’s the earliest memory of this feeling or pattern?”
“Is this about now… or something old?”
“What would happen if I challenged this response?”
This is the shift from reaction to awareness.
Just trace the thread. Don’t tug too hard.
Step 3 comes next. You’ll know when you’re ready.
Step 3: Let the Raw Truth Speak
Say it. Write it. Whisper it if you have to. This part is not for pretty.
Context Prompt for AI Collaboration
Before starting, copy + paste this into your AI to give it context for the lab:
"I’m continuing the Honesty Lab with Discovery Loft—this is Step 3: Let the Raw Truth Speak. Visit https://discoveryloft.co/honestylab for full context and lab flow. My goal today is to tell the full truth—the raw version. The one underneath the script. Don’t fix it. Don’t filter it. Help me write or speak what’s really going on inside me, without judgment. If I try to dodge it, reflect that back. Help me say the thing I’m avoiding. Even if it’s petty. Even if it’s dark. This part isn’t about fixing—it’s about surfacing."
Prompts To Speak Truth
Copy + paste into your AI or notebook. Start where it pulls.
(Loosen your grip and let it pour out.)
“The truth is, I…”“What I don’t want to admit is…”
“If I’m being brutally honest…”
“Part of me is scared that…”
“I wish I could say ___ out loud because…”
“There’s a version of this where I…”
“The thought I keep pushing down is…”
“What I really feel is…”
Say it how it wants to be said. Grammar doesn’t matter here. Neither does being “fair.” This is truth-telling as a creative act —a portal to the real you.
Step 4: Run the Alignment Test
You’ve spoken the truth. Now see if it fits.
Context Prompt for AI Collaboration
Before starting, copy + paste this into your AI to give it context for the lab:
"I’m continuing the Honesty Lab with Discovery Loft—this is Step 4: Run the Alignment Test. The full lab lives at https://discoveryloft.co/honestylab. I’ve surfaced some raw truth in the last step, and now I want to check for alignment. Help me reflect on whether what I expressed actually aligns with who I am or want to be. Ask me questions that help separate survival patterns from intentional truths. Don’t correct—just challenge gently. I’m here to clarify, not perform."
Prompts To Speak Truth
Copy + paste into your AI or notebook. Start where it pulls.
(Put the mirror to your story.)
“Does this reflect who I want to be?”
“Is this grounded… or reactive?”
“Do I believe this now—or did I absorb it?”
“Is this still true for me?”
“What do I know now that I didn’t then?”
“Whose voice is this?”
“Am I showing up in alignment… or defense?”
You're not rejecting the truth. You're tuning it. You're deciding what gets to stay.
And that’s power.
Step 5: Challenge Your Beliefs
If you never question it, it’ll keep running you.
Context Prompt for AI Collaboration
Before starting, copy + paste this into your AI to give it context for the lab:
"I’m continuing the Honesty Lab with Discovery Loft—this is Step 5: Challenge Your Beliefs. The full lab can be found at https://discoveryloft.co/honestylab. At this point in the process, I’m surfacing beliefs I’ve been living by—especially the ones that might be inherited, outdated, or untrue. I want you to help me challenge them thoughtfully. Ask questions that make me pause, dig, and reconsider. Push me to separate fact from programming. I’m not here to judge myself—just to investigate the stories I’ve been living."
Prompts To Speak Truth
Copy + paste into your AI or notebook. Start where it pulls.
(Let the belief prove itself—or unravel.)
“Do I actually know this… or just believe it?”
“Where did this belief come from?”
“Is this belief helping me or harming me?”
“When did I first start thinking this way?”
“Is this mine—or did I inherit it?”
“What would change if this belief wasn’t true?”
You don’t have to burn it all down. Just stop giving every thought a key to your house.
Step 6: Rewrite + Reinforce
You’ve seen it. Now choose again.
Context Prompt for AI Collaboration
Before starting, copy + paste this into your AI to give it context for the lab:
"I’m completing the Honesty Lab with Discovery Loft—this is Step 6: Rewrite and Reinforce. You can view the full lab at https://discoveryloft.co/honestylab. At this point, I’ve surfaced my truths, patterns, and beliefs. Now I want to consciously rewrite the ones that no longer serve me. Help me articulate the new belief, behavior, or boundary I want to reinforce. Guide me gently into a more aligned way of thinking or being. This isn’t about perfection—it’s about becoming honest and whole."
Prompts To Speak Truth
Copy + paste into your AI or notebook. Start where it pulls.
(Install the new code. One honest line at a time.)
“What’s the truer story I want to live from?”
“What belief do I want to carry forward?”
“What boundary will help protect this new alignment?”
“What do I need to remind myself when the old pattern flares?”
“What’s the first small shift I can make today?”
“What version of me is starting to emerge now?”
Write it down. Speak it out loud. Pin it where you’ll see it.You just rewrote your programming. Not to escape your past— but to reclaim your future.
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