Navigation System

How do you sail a life worth living -- alone and together?

Every system -- person, organization, economy -- runs three interlocking loops. When all three harmonize, you experience flow. When one is off, you feel dis-ease -- the signal to diagnose which loop needs attention.

The Three Systems

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

VALUE (anchor)          BELIEF (pull)         CONTROL (push)
What grounds you?       Where headed?         How to get there?
      ↓                      ↓                      ↓
  Principles              Predictions            Protocols
  Essentials              Intentions             Standards
  Belonging               Purpose                Platform
      └──────────────────────┼──────────────────────┘
                             ↓
                     NAVIGATION STATE
                    (flow or dis-ease)

The Tight Five compresses any domain into five bound elements. The three systems are one instance.

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Context

• Tight Five -- Five bound elements, any domain
• Principles -- Foundational truths (Value System)
• Platform -- Tools and infrastructure (Control System)
• Priorities -- Where to focus attention (Belief System)
• Flow -- When all three systems align