Title: The Framework
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The Framework

There are four steps to gaining ownership and intentionality over your personal identity and beliefs:

1. Determining your objective function

What is the purpose of my life?

Determining your ideological tree

How do I best fulfill that purpose?

Determining your personal identity

Who do I want to be?

Determining your public identity

How do I want others to think of me?

The four chapters of this guide walk you through a framework for exploring every nook and cranny of these questions in detail, but before we dive in, here is a broad overview of each step.