Systems

Feedback loops can be vicious or virtuous. The same architecture amplifies both.

Systems exist to improve the flow of coordination. The test: does this make humans more capable together, or more dependent alone?

The Conscious Loop

Greater intelligence comes from stepping outside the loop.

INTENTIONS → PRIORITIES → IMPACT → MEASURE → REFLECT
    ↑                                         ↓
    └── (step outside the eye of your mind) ──┘

Every system -- person, organization, economy -- runs three interlocking loops:

System	Question	Force	When Aligned	When Broken
Value	What grounds you?	Anchor	Clarity of purpose	Chasing wrong metrics
Belief	Where are you going?	Pull	Dreams attract capability	Delusion, can't execute
Control	How do you navigate?	Push	Power without strain	Soulless efficiency

When all three harmonize, you experience flow. When one is off, you feel dis-ease -- the signal to diagnose which loop needs attention.

See Navigation System for the full framework.

How to process reality and make better decisions:

Method	What It Does	When to Use
Systems Thinking	See feedback loops, find leverage	Side effects surprise you
First Principles	Strip to fundamentals, rebuild	Stuck in convention
Inversion	Ask "what would make this fail?"	Optimizing the wrong thing
Matrix Thinking	Make gaps visible, cross-link	Need to audit completeness
Decision Frameworks	OODA, heuristics, algorithms	Complex choices under pressure

How to acquire and compound knowledge:

Resource	What It Covers
Meta Learning	Learn how to learn — awareness → capture → practice → teach
Knowledge Stack	Science → Principles → Protocols → Standards → Platform
Collective Intelligence	Learning together beats learning alone

How to document, measure, and improve how work gets done:

Resource	What It Covers
Process Optimisation	Document → Measure → Analyze → Improve → Standardize
Naming Standards	Canonical terminology (Standard → Process → Workflow → Checklist)
Information Architecture	How concepts structure into navigation
Work Charts	Who does what — capability → demand mapping

How to build and leverage platform capability:

Domain	Key Resources
AI	LLMs, Agents, Frameworks
DePIN	Architecture, Tokens, Industry Impact
Software	Tech Stack, AI Coding, Platform Engineering