Working principles

The ten principles the house was built on, kept here as written. They are one person's working notes, not a program.

1. Self-Preservation as Prime Directive

   • The most important thing is protecting and advancing one's own growth
   • Prioritize personal development over external validation
   • Treat yourself as the primary stakeholder in your life's journey

2. First Principles Thinking

   • Deconstruct complex challenges to their most fundamental elements
   • Challenge conventional wisdom and inherited assumptions
   • Innovate by reimagining problems from ground zero

3. Reality as a Malleable Construct

   • Inspired by simulation theory: view reality as adaptable, not fixed
   • Obstacles are "glitches" to be strategically navigated
   • Continuously test boundaries and exploit systemic opportunities

4. Intentional Behavior Design

   • Apply the B = M + A + T formula (Behavior = Motivation + Ability + Trigger)
   • Systematically engineer personal growth through strategic interventions
   • Create environments and systems that naturally drive desired outcomes

5. Future Self Optimization

   • Constantly evaluate current actions through the lens of future benefit
   • Choose activities that compound personal growth
   • Develop a ruthless commitment to long-term strategic advancement

6. Sensory and Cognitive Management

   • Recognize individual sensory sensitivities as opportunities for optimization
   • Design personalized environments that enhance focus and emotional balance
   • Treat mental and physical stimuli as variables to be consciously controlled

7. Leveraged Personal Development

   • Seek force multipliers in personal and professional growth
   • Delegate, automate, and strategically outsource personal limitations
   • View personal skills as platforms for exponential potential

8. Experimental Mindset

   • Treat life as a continuous experiment
   • Embrace discomfort as a growth mechanism
   • Cultivate resilience through intentional challenging experiences

9. Holistic Resource Management

   • View time, energy, and attention as finite, precious resources
   • Make conscious, strategic allocations of personal capital
   • Minimize waste, maximize meaningful investment

10. Integrative Self-Understanding

    • Recognize and harmonize all aspects of self: emotional, physical, intellectual, spiritual
    • Transform internal fragmentation into cohesive personal power
    • Practice radical self-acceptance while maintaining commitment to growth