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The core loop

The audit happens once to establish your baseline. The weekly loop — quests, timer, check-in, report — then repeats until your environment moves.

Once
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Audit 21 questions
↺ Weekly loop
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Score 8 axes
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Quests 2 assigned
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Timer Deep work
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Check-in Daily
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Report Weekly
01
Environment Audit

21 questions. One objective score.

The audit is not a self-assessment of how you feel. It is a structured diagnostic of the conditions you work in — lighting, noise, temperature, routine, sleep architecture, social environment, skill practice.

Most people have never audited this. The score isn't about how disciplined you are — it's about what your environment is asking of you, and whether those demands are aligned with how your biology actually works.

You only do the full audit once. After that, The System updates your score incrementally as you complete quests and submit daily check-ins.

8 Audit axes

Physical workspace
Lighting, ergonomics, temperature
Noise & distraction
Interruptions, device proximity
Sleep environment
Blackout, temperature, consistency
Morning routine
First-hour structure, light exposure
Nutrition timing
Meal windows, cognitive load
Movement
Daily activity, exercise protocol
Social environment
Friction sources, support quality
Recovery signals
HRV, energy consistency
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Quest Assignment

Two quests. Matched to your lowest axes.

The System doesn't give you a list of recommendations. It assigns you exactly two quests — targeted at the axes where your environment score is lowest.

Each quest has a clear completion condition, a time boundary, and is rooted in the relevant performance research. It's not advice. It's a protocol with a finish line.

When you complete a quest, your score updates. A new quest is assigned. The loop advances.

Quest structure

  • 🎯 Assigned to your two lowest-scoring audit axes — not chosen by you
  • 📋 Every quest has a defined completion condition — no ambiguity about when you're done
  • Time-bounded — typically 7–21 days, matched to the behaviour change required
  • 📖 Evidence-grounded — rooted in the relevant research domain, not generic advice
  • 🔄 On completion, score updates and a new quest is assigned automatically
03
Timer

One timer. Two session types.

The timer is a structured session protocol — not a stopwatch. Before starting, you select a session type: Deep Work or Skill Practice. Same interface, different pillar routing.

Deep Work is for focused output — writing, analysis, creative work, strategy. Minutes logged here feed directly into your Strategy pillar score. This is the primary metric the app optimises for.

Skill Practice is for deliberate practice on a specific skill — a declared discipline you're developing. Sessions here feed your Skills pillar score and are tracked separately. They do not count as deep work minutes.

Commitment Mode adds a pre-session intention and a single friction gate on exit. No penalty for abandoning — the honesty is part of the data.

Session type comparison

Deep Work
Output-focused work
Strategy pillar
→ Deep work minutes
→ Deep work streak
Skill Practice
Deliberate practice
Skills pillar
→ Practice session count
→ Skill practice streak
  • Duration — intended vs actual (both types)
  • 🏆 Commitment Mode available for both session types
  • 💬 Post-session note prompt adapts: Deep Work asks "What did you get done?" — Skill Practice asks "What did you struggle with?"
  • 🔀 Default is always Deep Work — Skill Practice must be selected actively
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Check-in & Report

Daily signal. Weekly map.

The daily check-in takes under 60 seconds: energy, mood, and social quality rated on a 1–5 scale. These signals update your Self and Social pillar scores in real time — no waiting for the weekly cycle.

The weekly report closes the loop. It shows you how your seven pillar scores have moved, which quests you completed, and how your deep work minutes trended. Then it assigns your next two quests and resets the cycle.

The report is not retrospective. It's prescriptive — the output is your next set of actions, not a summary of the past week.

7 Pillar scores — updated weekly

🌙 Sleep 🧠 Self 🤝 Social ⚡ Skills 💪 Vitality 🎯 Strategy 🔄 Sync

Each pillar is scored from a combination of audit data, wearable signals (HRV, sleep stages), deep work session data, and daily check-in inputs. Wearable connection is optional — scores degrade gracefully without it.

Training phases

Four structured phases. Not an indefinite streak.

The System follows a periodization model — the same structure used in athletic training. Each phase has a different load and focus. Recovery is built into the cycle, not treated as failure.

Phase 01
Weeks 1–4
Foundation
Audit and baseline. The system learns your environment. Quests focus on low-effort, high-leverage environment changes — the structural foundations that everything else builds on. Expected score improvement is modest.
Phase 02
Weeks 5–8
Build
Higher quest intensity. You're now working on behavioural changes that require consistency — sleep timing, deliberate practice routines, focus session structure. Score movement accelerates.
Phase 03
Weeks 9–12
Peak
Maximum load. The quests in this phase require sustained effort and environmental discipline. Deep work minute targets are at their highest. Pillar scores are expected to be approaching their current ceiling.
Phase 04
Week 13
Recovery
Deliberate reduction. One week of reduced quest intensity and lower deep work targets. The System uses this week to re-audit, adjust baselines, and prepare the next cycle. Recovery is not optional — it is part of the protocol.
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