2026 Clarity System Blueprint

How to Use This Page
Use this page as the map behind everything else in my garden: if a system, project, or experiment shows up elsewhere, it should trace back to a principle or constraint listed here. When you or I are confused about why I’m doing something, come back to this page to see the ‘why’ and adjust it if the map no longer matches reality.

The Foundational Principle

Meaning is the Prerequisite for Structure. I must understand the purpose (the why) of a task, tool, or system before I can engage with the steps (the how). Lack of meaning leads to paralysis and cognitive shutdown.

ADHD focus: If it doesn’t support clarity, it doesn’t get my energy.

North Star

Cindy’s North Star — My Clarity Compass

Themes (choose 3)

Visibility (personal website) | Depth (research) | Flow (creative)
Bold rule: WIP ≤ 2 active creative projects

Constraints

Time blocks I’ll protect: …
Tech stack: No new tools unless replacing one.
Budget / collaboration boundaries: …

Anti-goals (what I will NOT do)

No adding platforms without removing one
No more than 2 parallel “big” goals
No endless reorganizing — decide, then try for 2 weeks

Measures (1–2 per theme)

Visibility: email signups or inquiry starts
Depth: 1 monthly synthesis memo
Flow: 2 zero-draft sessions/week

Quarterly outcomes (Q1)

Q1

Tech stack decided: audit completed, replacements chosen, and cancel 2+ redundant apps.
Curiosity Capture automation live: Zapier nightly flow running for 14 days, then review clarity score and keep/adjust.
Data migration v1: Migrate top 20 high‑value items into Obsidian with simple tags; enable voice-to-text capture as default.

Cadences

Weekly: Rule of 3 outcomes, 90‑min Clarity Sprint, publish/share 1 thing

Monthly: Review + pruning (stop-doing list)

Decision log

Bold cue: If reversible → decide within 24 hours

Risks + mitigations

Risk: tool sprawl → Mitigation: Obsidian-first capture + monthly cancel check

Clarity score (0–10 weekly)

If <7: what’s fuzzy? one action to raise it this week

Prefills for your areas

Personal Website: 3 standout pages, 2 posts/month, track 1 metric
- Obsidian Publishing Setup (Systems Lab Note)
  - Tool: Obsidian Publish
  - Aesthetic Goal: Emulate the "stacked" interface and card view layout you liked from your research (referencing Summary of Public Learning Resources I have reviewed
  - Structure: Use a dedicated Publish folder in the Obsidian vault.
  - Workflow: Draft in Mem → Export to Obsidian Drafts folder → Move to Publish; folder for public site sync.
  - Initial Content: Welcome, About Me,Cindy’s North Star — My Clarity Compass, 🧠 Metacognition - My Semantic Brain & Clarity, Cindy’s Cognitive Signatures + Systems Thinking (Working Note)and this 2026 Clarity System Blueprintnote.
Research: 2–3 guiding questions, 10 must-reads/quarter, 1 memo/month
Creative: Zero-draft 2×/week, share 1 snippet/week

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