§ The Instruments
Measure it, or keep guessing.
Five instruments. Each one takes minutes, needs no account, and hands you a number you will not be able to un-see. That is the point. A man changes what he can measure.
Memento mori · Purpose
The Weeks
Your life drawn as one small grid. One square per week. The spent ones filled in, the rest empty and waiting.
Measures: How much time is actually left · 1 min
Open the instrument →The time audit · Provision
The 168
Every man has the same 168 hours a week. Account for yours honestly and see what is left for the life you say you want.
Measures: Where your week actually goes · 3 min
Open the instrument →The number you avoid · Provision
The Runway
How many months you could survive without income, and how long until work becomes optional. Two numbers most men have never calculated.
Measures: Months of freedom, and the gap to it · 2 min
Open the instrument →The physical benchmark · Body
The Standard
Five movements, scored against what a capable man of your age should hold. No vanity metrics. Capacity only.
Measures: Whether your body can still be relied on · 2 min
Open the instrument →The household check · Household
The Temperature
Ten questions about the room you live in. Warmth, repair, attention, presence — scored, with the one thing to fix first.
Measures: The climate of your home · 3 min
Open the instrument →The Compass measures all eight pillars at once.
Six minutes, five honest scores, and the pillar you should start with. Free, no card.
Take the Compass — free →