Sublime

When predictability is poor—which it is in most of the studies reviewed by Meehl and his followers—inconsistency is destructive of any predictive validity.

consistency is most important to us as it relates to the people around us. That’s why when someone acts in a way that is inconsistent with our predictions we often feel disappointed, angry, or even betrayed. Likewise, most of us strive to remain consistent so that we’re not perceived by the people around us as flaky and untrustworthy.

inconsistency has become the rule.

High-rung political thinkers will disagree about what’s morally right and wrong as vigorously as they disagree about what’s factually right and wrong. But whatever their conclusions, they apply their moral standards consistently—to themselves, to friends, to strangers, to foes.