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Protocol Series 5 · #02
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What Are You
Optimizing For?

You're always optimizing for something. is it what you'd choose?
every system, including your life, optimizes for something. most people never check what.
The Protocol · 5 steps
1
Everything optimizes for something
your calendar and feeds are tuned toward a goal. usually not one you picked.
2
Look at your defaults
where your time actually goes reveals your real goal.
3
Name your true metric
money? status? freedom? peace? an unnamed goal runs your life in the dark.
4
Beware the wrong target
optimize the wrong number and you win what you didn't want.
5
Aim at what will still matter
tune your life toward what you'd defend on your last day.
Run it: write down what your current schedule is actually optimizing for. is it what you'd choose?
“you become what you measure. so measure what you'd want to become.”
TL;DR   always optimizing → check defaults → name it → avoid wrong targets → aim at what lasts
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Protocol Library
Protocol Series 5 · #02

What Are You
Optimizing For?

You're always optimizing for something. is it what you'd choose?
every system, including your life, optimizes for something. most people never check what.
The Protocol · 5 steps
1
Everything optimizes for something
your calendar and feeds are tuned toward a goal. usually not one you picked.
2
Look at your defaults
where your time actually goes reveals your real goal.
3
Name your true metric
money? status? freedom? peace? an unnamed goal runs your life in the dark.
4
Beware the wrong target
optimize the wrong number and you win what you didn't want.
5
Aim at what will still matter
tune your life toward what you'd defend on your last day.
Run it: write down what your current schedule is actually optimizing for. is it what you'd choose?
“you become what you measure. so measure what you'd want to become.”
TL;DR   always optimizing → check defaults → name it → avoid wrong targets → aim at what lasts
These protocols generate scenius – the genius of a scene.
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