Time + Mind

Plan in archetypes. Log reality. Close the gap.

1Principles

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Pure modes, blended skills.

Archetypes are pure ingredients — what this cognitive mode IS
Skills are recipes — what this job NEEDS (blend ratio + voice)
Situational wisdom = speed of the switch between modes
The archetype never knows it's being blended. The skill is the chef.

Problem	Question	Decision
No language for cognitive modes — "busy" is the only word	What if you could name the mode before you start?	Build archetype tags into every time block

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Five archetype cards (Dreamer, Engineer, Realist, Coach, Philosopher) arranged as ingredients — dotted lines connect them to skill recipe cards showing blend ratios like 'Copywriting: Dreamer 70% + Engineer 30%'

2Performance

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Plan Sunday. Score Friday.

Layer	When	Duration	Mode
IDEAL	Sunday planning	<30 min	Allocate blocks to archetype modes
REALITY	Throughout the day	<30s per block	One-click "Same" or quick deviation
GAP	Friday review	<15 min	Alignment score, pattern detection

Problem	Question	Decision
Plan on Sunday, forget by Wednesday, no feedback Friday	Does seeing the gap change next week's plan?	Build the Plan → Log → Review loop

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Split screen — left: Sunday's IDEAL layer with color-coded archetype blocks. Right: Friday's alignment score showing 64% with red/green overlay on divergent blocks

3Platform

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Nothing built. Everything designed.

Sprint	Features	What Ships
S0 (10d)	Calendar, planning, archetype tags, logger, categories	The solo loop
S1 (5d)	Friday review, alignment score	The feedback
S2 (8d)	Skill blends, yield, mode switching, peak hours	The depth
Park	Connection, intention overlap	Only after solo proves itself

Problem	Question	Decision
All 13 features are Gap — score 96	Is the archetype architecture worth building?	S0 proves the loop. If behavior doesn't change, kill it.

Depth: Pictures →

Empty construction site with architectural blueprints laid out — 13 feature cards arranged in sprint order, all marked 'Gap'

4Protocols

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The gap is signal, not judgment.

INTENTION without ATTENTION = dreams that never ship
ATTENTION without INTENTION = building the wrong thing
The gap between IDEAL and REALITY is where value leaks
Signal compounds. Judgment decays.

Problem	Question	Decision
Everyone has the gap, nobody measures it	What's your alignment score this week?	Ship the score. If it doesn't trend up in 4 weeks, the instrument isn't working.

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A weekly alignment chart trending upward over 4 weeks — 52% → 58% → 64% → 71% — with annotation 'Each week starts from a higher baseline'

5Players

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One person. One week. One score.

Job	Struggling Moment	Switch Trigger
Align dreams with reality	Quarter ends, can't name one shipped artifact	When "busy" stops feeling like "productive"
Track daily loops	Day diverged from plan, no record of how	60% of peak hours went to reactive work
Review and compound	Week ends, next one starts, nothing learned	Same pattern repeats for a month
Measure yield	No connection between hours and artifacts	Look back at 6 months, can't name 3 things shipped

Problem	Question	Decision
The gap is universal but diffuse — everyone has it	Will they pay to close it?	Ship solo-first. If one person's behavior changes, the product works.

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A solo builder at their desk on Sunday evening — calendar shows five archetype-colored blocks for the week ahead. A single number glows: their alignment score from last week.

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Five Questions

Does seeing the gap change how you plan next week?
Can you name which archetype mode a block needs before you start?
What's your alignment score — and is it trending up?
Where do your peak hours actually go?
What would you stop doing if you saw the data?