The Framework
There are four steps to gaining ownership and intentionality over your personal identity and beliefs:
- 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.