Pick Your Starting Point
Most people optimize one life area while the rest quietly degrades: fit but lonely, career growth but exhausted, mindful but broke. These protocols tackle the system, not just the symptoms.
Start where it hurts most:
- Tired all the time? Sleep Protocol
- Feeling isolated? Build New Friendships
- Anxious or scattered? Mindfulness
- Money stress? Emergency Fund
Not sure? Read the Minimum Viable System first.
System Architecture
| Domain | Function | Entry Point |
|---|---|---|
| 🟢 Health | The platform everything runs on | Sleep Protocol |
| 🩷 Social | Relationships as infrastructure | Friendship Protocol |
| 🔵 Purpose | Direction before acceleration | Mindfulness Protocol |
| 🟡 Wealth | Autonomy through capital | Emergency Fund Protocol |
The sequence matters: Health → Social → Purpose → Wealth. Each layer depends on the ones before it.
Domain Overview
Health: Foundation Layer
Your body is the platform. Key concepts:
- Sleep Architecture: How rest actually works
- Cardio vs Strength: You need both
- Circadian Rhythm: Timing matters as much as duration
Core protocols:
Social: Network Layer
Relationships are the #1 predictor of wellbeing. Key concepts:
- Dunbar’s Number: Cognitive limits on relationships
- Loneliness Epidemic: The stakes of isolation
- Weak vs Strong Ties: Different types serve different functions
Core protocols:
Purpose: Direction Layer
Purpose emerges from action, not contemplation. Key concepts:
- Ikigai Model: Finding purpose through overlap
- Passion vs Pragmatism: Passion follows mastery
- Attention Economics: Where focus goes, meaning follows
Core protocols:
Wealth: Resource Layer
Money buys autonomy. Key concepts:
- Compound Interest: Time is the most powerful variable
- Active vs Passive Investing: A bimodal approach works best
- Cash Flow Principle: Awareness changes behavior
Core protocols:
Cross-Domain Connections
The domains interact:
- Systems → Health: Habits automate health behaviors
- Health → Purpose: Movement improves mood and cognition
- Health → Wealth: Rest impacts earning capacity
- Wealth → Purpose: Financial clarity enables presence
- Connection → Health: Loneliness kills; relationships protect
- Connection → Wealth: Networks create career opportunities
- Connection → Purpose: Purpose emerges from relationship
Starting Points
| Situation | Start Here |
|---|---|
| Overwhelmed / want the minimum effective dose | Minimum Viable System: 5 protocols, 80% of results |
| I want the mental models first | Meta System: Concepts, protocols, mental models |
| I’m off the rails and need recovery | Failure Modes: Recovery protocols |
| I want to start with health | Sleep Protocol |
| I want to start with money | Emergency Fund |
| Just browsing | Latest Writing |
Meta Layer
The Meta System contains the execution logic:
- Goals vs Systems: Systems drive progress
- Compounding: Small actions accumulate
- Environment Design: Friction engineering
- Systems Drift: All systems decay without maintenance