Playbook
Master the loop, master the game.
days until AI dominates knowledge work
The Journey
See the Game
AWARENESS
Know Yourself
QUESTIONS
Find Your People
CONNECTION
Build Your Platform
ACTION
Play Your Position
PERFORMANCE
Evolve the Game
REFLECT
The Loop: Perceive → Question → Act → Reflect. Everything runs through the same cycle. The question is whether your loop compounds for you — or for someone else.
See the Game
AWARENESS
Perceive the forces shaping your world
Before you can play, you must see the board. Understand the five tech forces, track which jobs are shifting, and recognize the loop that governs everything.
Know Yourself
QUESTIONS
Run the audit that reveals your edge
Your frustrations are fuel. The Five Questions surface what matters to you. The Thought Audit reveals where you are and where you need to grow.
Find Your People
CONNECTION
The best teacher just crossed your gap
You cannot cross the gap alone. Find people at adjacent ZPDs who scaffold your growth. Peers, not gurus. Honest friction, not empty validation.
Build Your Platform
ACTION
What you control is what compounds
Stop building on sand. Own your infrastructure. The systems, principles, and platform decisions that create leverage instead of dependency.
Play Your Position
PERFORMANCE
Coordinate for maximum effect
Know what work is yours and what work is AI's. The Work Charts map capability to demand. Find your position. Ship something real.
Evolve the Game
REFLECT
The strongest loop wins
Measure what matters. Track predictions. Learn from consequences. The loop never stops — it either compounds for you or against you.
Quick Start
The Five Questions
Run this audit on your real situation. Write down your answers.
What has annoyed you recently?
Emotional trigger — anger has energy
What was the exact problem?
Walk upstream to the root cause
In your perfect world, how do things work?
Dream first — the universe exists in your mind
What artifacts and outcomes would define success?
The meta and the matter
How strong is your appetite to change this?
Drive and bets — skin in the game
The Loop Never Stops
Every day in the wrong loop, someone else captures your value. Master the loop. Master the game.