Foundations

What do all conscious beings need to flourish?

Human Needs

Things that have never changed and never will.

Need	What It Is	Industry	Frontier	The Question
Shelter	Safe place to exist	Real Estate	DePIN sensors, tokenization	What if property verified itself?
Energy	Power to act	Energy	Solar, DePIN grids, P2P trading	What if energy was abundant and local?
Health	Body that works	Healthspan	AI diagnostics, longevity data	What if you knew your health trajectory?
Nourishment	Fuel for the system	Farming	Precision ag, vertical farms	What if food was local and optimized?
Learning	Capability to grow	Gaming	AI tutors, verifiable credentials	What if learning proved itself?
Connection	Others who matter	Community	AI coordination, tokenized alignment	What if trust was verifiable?

If you truly believe in abundance you don't cling to capturing value - you help it flow.

Perspective

1. How you focus attention — the inner loop
2. Which mindset you choose — the archetype that matches context

Wherever you are in the game, use these questions to gain perspective of reality and opportunities.

#	Question	Priorities	Work Ons
1	Why does this matter?	Purpose	Clarity of purpose
2	What truths guide you?	Principles	Decision filters
3	What assets can you use?	Platform	Your leverage
4	What standards can you keep?	Protocols	Repeatable success
5	Are you going in the right direction?	Performance	Proof of progress

Everything else is coordination with forces outside your control.

Platform

Te Whare Tapa Whā: A wharenui with four walls and solid platform to build upon.

         WAIRUA (Spirit)
              ┃
    ┌─────────┼─────────┐
    │         │         │
HINENGARO ←───┼───→ WHĀNAU
  (Mind)      │    (Family)
    │         │         │
    └─────────┼─────────┘
              ┃
         TINANA (Body)
              ┃
    ══════════════════════════════
         WHENUA (Land)

To realize your dreams of rising high, first you must dig deep.

Te Reo	English	Meaning	Where It Lives
Taha wairua	Spirit	Connection to purpose, meaning, identity	Learning, Connection
Taha hinengaro	Mind	Thoughts, feelings, emotional wellbeing	Healthspan
Taha tinana	Body	Physical health, action, presence	Health, Nourishment
Taha whānau	Family	Relationships, belonging, social support	Players, Third Space
Whenua	Land	Place, environment, foundation of identity	Shelter, Energy

If one wall weakens, the whole house is affected. Same pattern, different lenses. Same needs, different industries serving them.

Social Drives (SCARF)

The brain treats social needs like survival needs. These drives operate below conscious awareness:

Drive	What It Is	Threat	Reward
Status	Relative importance	Feeling inferior	Recognition, mastery
Certainty	Ability to predict	Ambiguity	Clear expectations
Autonomy	Control over choices	Micromanagement	Options, self-direction
Relatedness	Connection to others	Isolation	Inclusion, shared identity
Fairness	Equitable treatment	Arbitrary rules	Transparent processes

Human Needs are what we require to survive. Social Drives are how the brain enforces those needs through reward and threat. Te Whare Tapa Whā integrates both into holistic wellbeing.

The Two Loops

Inner loop (what you control):

PERCEIVE → QUESTION → DECIDE → ACT → REFLECT → loop

Outer loop (coordination):

CONNECT → COORDINATE → COLLABORATE → CREATE → COMPOUND → loop

Master the inner loop first. Then the outer loop multiplies your agency through coordination intelligence.

Where Are You?

If This Is Weak...	The Signal	The Work
Principles	Decisions feel random	Clarify your non-negotiables
Protocols	Success doesn't compound	Codify what works
Performance	Activity without outcomes	Define proof of progress
Platform	Dependent on others	Build your leverage
Players	Isolated agency	Find your mastermind

Alter Ego Mindset

Different contexts demand different modes. The archetypes are roles you step into:

Mode	Activate When	Fights For
Dreamer	Possibility seems impossible	Vision
Coach	People need unlocking	Potential
Engineer	Vision needs a path	Feasibility
Realist	Stories need grounding	Truth
Philosopher	Direction feels wrong	Meaning

The only control you have is choosing which mode to enter. Choose well.

Context

• Thought Audit — The diagnostic
• The Game — The two loops
• Players — Coordination intelligence
• Archetypes — The modes you access
• Third Space — Where coordination happens
• Health — Taha tinana