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Yeah, I came to the conclusion a while ago that the fundamental attribution error is actually the attributation we give to ourselves. We should really be more likely to see something (EG being late) as a part of our character that we can work on, instead of something caused by outside circumstance.
We are more likely to cheat towards forgiving ourselves than towards being harsh on others, hence the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemo_iudex_in_causa_sua