Design Systems That Fit Your Wiring

Discover the rhythm behind your best work, before you design around it

This is a paid companion for Stop Treating Your Mind Like a Closet

Before we start, I wanted to share something.

The structure of today’s companion is different from what you’ve seen before. You’ll notice that several elements from previous companions are gone, not because they lacked value, but because sometimes less is more. I wanted to focus on what truly stays with you, not on actions you try once and then forget.

So yes, this companion marks a change. Not a radical one, but a meaningful one. I’m introducing a new concept: Katas.

In karate — and more recently in coding — katas are short, repeatable practices designed to train precision through repetition. For us, they represent a way to train discipline itself. Through repetition, we take advantage of neuroplasticity — building and reinforcing the pathways that help us act with alignment when life tests us.

Alongside Katas, I’m also introducing Forms — sequences that combine multiple Katas. Think of them as modular practices you can mix and match depending on your needs. Over time, these forms help you move fluidly, drawing from what you’ve practiced when it matters most.

The goal is simple: to give you tools that stay with you. Not something you visit once, but something that grows with you as your personal adventure unfolds.

So today, we move from taking action to training discipline. From isolated steps to a living practice.

I hope you enjoy the new format, and as always, your feedback matters. If something feels off, or if you prefer the previous structure, I’d love to hear from you.

Now, let’s continue with today’s companion.

As I mentioned in yesterday’s reflection, we don’t think linearly. We don’t move through life chasing a single, simple goal. We live among layers — work, relationships, ideas, responsibilities — and our thoughts mirror that complexity. Scattered doesn’t mean broken; it means human.

The trouble begins when we try to act. When we attempt to pick one thing to start, and the usual advice tells us to follow a perfect system. Thousands of blueprints promise focus, productivity, and balance. But they’re built on someone else’s mind.

And when we try to live through another person’s wiring, frustration follows. We question our capability instead of questioning the fit. We think we lack discipline, when the real issue is that the system was never designed for us.

This week isn’t about learning how to design a system; you can find that anywhere. It’s about learning to recognize your wiring. The patterns, cues, and triggers that shape your energy and rhythm. Because once you understand that, systems stop controlling you. They start serving you.

Let’s dive in.

⚡ Recap: Fit Awareness

You’ve seen how discipline shifts when you stop forcing yourself into borrowed systems. Most people try to copy others’ workflows and call it structure, but what they’re really copying is someone else’s energy pattern.

When your systems don’t match your wiring, even small tasks feel uphill. You build resistance into every step. But when they align with how your brain naturally moves, friction dissolves. Focus flows, and the system becomes invisible; a rhythm that supports instead of constrains.

This week’s lens is fit awareness. You’ll observe when your rhythm feels natural, when it resists, and what that pattern reveals about how you actually work. No redesign yet, just discovery. You can’t build around what you don’t understand.
👉 Mindset — Cognitive Clarity and Signal Detection

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🛠 Application: Realignment Method

We’ll use today’s session to surface your natural operating rhythm. You’ll steady attention, test micro-alignment, and learn how to recover when energy dips, all without changing a single tool. The goal is to see how you move before you try to optimize it.

Katas for This Issue

Katas are short, named practice forms (30–120s) you can repeat to train a capacity and later combine as a simple form on “game day.”