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Most advice on living well is dangerously narrow.
Every book, every guru, every Twitter thread dives deep into one slice of life—discipline, focus, courage, relationships, finding your "why." Each offers real insight. But none shows you how it fits with everything else.
Pursue any one idea too hard and you damage the whole. Chase career success while your health collapses. Optimise for achievement while friendships wither. The world is full of people who won in one domain and lost everywhere else.
The Map of Meaningful Living is a self-development tool that keeps the whole picture in view. Use it to diagnose where you're stuck, decide what to work on next, and make sure you're not neglecting what matters most.
The Structure
Three domains. Three modes. Nine areas to develop.
- Self — identity, capacity, inner life
- Others — relationships, how you show up for people
- World — work, projects, engaging with reality
Cross these with Aim (set direction), Act (do the work), and Adjust (listen to feedback)—and you have a complete map of where to grow.
How To Use It
When something feels off, ask two questions:
- Is the problem in Self, Others, or World?
- Do I need to Aim, Act, or Adjust?
The intersection tells you where to focus. Each cell has specific practices to develop that area of your life.