Life domains

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Game-Theoretic Territories of Human Existence

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The Domain System Architecture

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Complete Customization

user_domains {
  domain_name: "parenting"         -- Your custom domain
  priority_level: 9                -- How important to you
  affects_agents: {                -- Which agents care
    "protector": 9,
    "connector": 8,
    "optimizer": 4,
    "explorer": 3
  }
}

• Unique Responsibilities: Eldercare, Pet Management, Volunteer Work
• Specific Goals: Novel Writing, Startup Building, Athletic Training
• Cultural Priorities: Spiritual Practice, Community Service, Political Activism
• Personal Challenges: Addiction Recovery, Trauma Healing, Chronic Illness Management

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Game-Theoretic Domain Theory

1. Resource Competition: Domains compete for your finite resources (time, energy, money, attention)
2. Synergy Effects: Some domains reinforce each other (health + career), others conflict (career + family)
3. Diminishing Returns: Over-investment in one domain reduces marginal utility
4. Minimum Thresholds: Neglecting domains below critical levels triggers cascading failures
5. Nash Equilibria: Optimal resource allocation where no domain benefits from reallocation

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Core Domains (Survival Layer)

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Health Domain

• Positive Feedback Loop: Better health → more energy → better performance → more resources for health
• Risk Asymmetry: Small investments prevent catastrophic losses
• Time Preference: Short-term sacrifice for long-term exponential returns

• Protector: Highest priority (survival imperative)
• Optimizer: Efficiency of biological systems
• Explorer: Physical challenges and optimization experiments
• Connector: Social aspects of health activities

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Relations Domain

• Repeated Games: Every interaction affects future interaction possibilities
• Reputation Systems: Social capital compounds or deteriorates over time
• Coalition Formation: Relationships enable strategic alliances
• Information Networks: Relationships provide strategic intelligence

• Connector: Highest priority (core function)
• Protector: Relationship security and trust
• Explorer: New connections and experiences
• Optimizer: Relationship ROI analysis

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Finances Domain

• Compound Interest: Exponential growth through time
• Risk/Reward Optimization: Portfolio theory applied to life
• Option Value: Money creates strategic flexibility
• Zero-Sum Competition: Market dynamics and competitive positioning

• Optimizer: Maximum efficiency and ROI
• Protector: Security and risk management
• Explorer: Investment opportunities and experiments
• Connector: Financial relationships and networks

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Professional Domain

• Signaling Games: Credentials and achievements as strategic signals
• Tournament Theory: Winner-take-all dynamics in many fields
• Human Capital: Skill investments compound over time
• Strategic Positioning: Career moves as multi-period games

• Optimizer: Productivity and advancement
• Explorer: Growth and new opportunities
• Connector: Professional relationships
• Protector: Income security and stability

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Development Domains (Growth Layer)

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Skills Domain

• Learning Curves: Exponential early returns, diminishing later returns
• Skill Complementarity: Synergies between related capabilities
• Competitive Advantage: Unique skill combinations create moats
• Obsolescence Risk: Skills depreciate without maintenance

• Explorer: Highest priority (learning drive)
• Optimizer: Skill efficiency and application
• Connector: Social learning and teaching
• Protector: Skill relevance and security

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Environment Domain

• Field Effects: Environment shapes available strategies
• Home Advantage: Optimized environments provide competitive edge
• Switching Costs: Environmental changes require investment
• Network Effects: Environments attract similar players

• Protector: Safety and comfort
• Optimizer: Productivity optimization
• Explorer: Novel environments
• Connector: Social spaces

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Habits Domain

• Commitment Devices: Habits solve time-inconsistency problems
• Compound Returns: Small daily improvements create exponential results
• Path Dependence: Early habits shape future possibilities
• Switching Costs: Habit change requires significant investment

• Optimizer: Efficiency through automation
• Protector: Stability through routine
• Explorer: Habit experimentation
• Connector: Social habits and rituals

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Meaning Domains (Fulfillment Layer)

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Purpose Domain

• Coordination Game: Aligning all domains toward unified purpose
• Infinite Game: Purpose transcends finite wins/losses
• Commitment Power: Purpose enables long-term strategic patience
• Identity Economics: Purpose shapes utility functions

• Explorer: Meaning discovery
• Connector: Shared purpose with others
• Optimizer: Purpose-driven efficiency
• Protector: Existential security

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Creativity Domain

• Exploration vs Exploitation: Creativity requires strategic inefficiency
• Option Generation: Creativity creates new strategic possibilities
• Non-Zero-Sum: Creative expression can benefit all players
• Uniqueness Premium: Original creation has monopolistic value

• Explorer: Highest priority (novelty seeking)
• Connector: Creative collaboration
• Optimizer: Creative productivity
• Protector: Creative boundaries

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Recreation Domain

• Renewal Cycles: Strategic rest enables higher performance
• Hedonic Adaptation: Pleasure requires variety and pacing
• Social Bonding: Shared recreation builds relationships
• Burnout Prevention: Recreation prevents system failure

• Explorer: Novel experiences
• Connector: Social recreation
• Protector: Rest and recovery
• Optimizer: Efficient relaxation

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Custom Domain Creation

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When to Create New Domains

• Parenting (if you have children)
• Caregiving (elderly parents, special needs family)
• Side Business (entrepreneurial ventures)
• Athletic Performance (competitive sports)
• Spiritual Practice (meditation, religion)
• Community Leadership (political, social causes)

• Chronic Illness Management
• Addiction Recovery
• Trauma Integration
• Immigration/Cultural Adaptation
• Divorce Navigation
• Grief Processing

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Domain Configuration

{
  "domain_name": "startup_venture",      // Internal identifier (no spaces, lowercase)
  "display_name": "Startup Business",    // User-facing name
  "description": "Building and scaling my SaaS product",
  "is_core_domain": true,                // Is this essential to your life strategy?
  "priority_level": 9,                   // 1-10 importance ranking
  "icon_name": "rocket",                 // UI visualization
  "affects_agents": {
    "explorer": 10,    // Maximum innovation drive
    "optimizer": 9,    // Efficiency critical
    "connector": 7,    // Network effects
    "protector": 3     // High risk tolerance
  },
  "data": {                              // Flexible domain-specific data
    "success_metrics": [
      "monthly_recurring_revenue",
      "user_growth_rate", 
      "runway_months"
    ],
    "key_challenges": [
      "product_market_fit",
      "talent_acquisition",
      "funding_rounds"
    ],
    "strategic_relationships": {
      "synergies": ["skills", "career", "finances"],
      "conflicts": ["recreation", "relations"],
      "dependencies": ["health", "environment"]
    }
  }
}

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Domains vs Status Objects: Critical Distinction

• Broad life categories you operate within
• Permanent or long-term strategic areas
• Define the battlegrounds for resource allocation
• Examples: Health, Parenting, Career, Spirituality

• Specific goals, projects, habits within domains
• Time-bound or completion-based initiatives
• Concrete things you’re actively pursuing
• Examples: “Lose 20 pounds”, “Launch product”, “Daily meditation”

Domain: "parenting" (Territory)
  │
  ├── Goal: "Teach daughter piano by December"
  ├── Project: "Research and select middle schools"
  ├── Habit: "Weekly one-on-one time with each child"
  ├── Routine: "Sunday family game night"
  └── Milestone: "Son's high school graduation"

Domain: "fitness" (Territory)
  │
  ├── Goal: "Complete first triathlon"
  ├── Project: "Home gym setup"
  ├── Habit: "5AM workout routine"
  └── Milestone: "Bench press 200 lbs"

-- Domain (strategic territory)
INSERT INTO user_domains VALUES (
  domain_name: 'parenting',
  display_name: 'Parenting',
  description: 'Raising and nurturing my two children',
  priority_level: 9,
  data: {
    "children": ["Sarah", "James"],
    "ages": [8, 12]
  }
);

-- Status Objects (objectives WITHIN the domain)
INSERT INTO status_objects VALUES (
  object_type: 'goal',
  title: 'Prepare Sarah for competitive swimming',
  properties: {
    "domain": "parenting",  -- Links to domain
    "child": "Sarah",
    "timeline": "6 months"
  }
);

1. Strategic Clarity: Domains = where to compete, Status Objects = how to win
2. Resource Allocation: Allocate time/energy to domains, execute through status objects
3. Progress Tracking: Domains measure overall strategic position, status objects measure specific achievements
4. Flexibility: Complete status objects without eliminating domains
5. Agent Coordination: Agents prioritize domains, then optimize status objects within them

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Cross-Domain Strategic Dynamics

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Domain Cascades

• Health improvement → Energy increase → Career performance → Financial gains
• Relationship building → Network effects → Career opportunities → Purpose clarity
• Skill development → Career advancement → Financial growth → Environment upgrade

• Health neglect → Energy depletion → Career stagnation → Financial stress
• Relationship conflicts → Emotional drain → Creativity blocks → Purpose confusion
• Financial pressure → Environment downgrade → Habit disruption → Health decline

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Domain Portfolio Theory

• Don’t put all resources in one domain
• Balance high-risk/high-reward with stable domains
• Maintain minimum viable investment in all critical domains

• Identify positively correlated domains (reinforce together)
• Recognize negatively correlated domains (require tradeoffs)
• Build anti-fragile domain portfolios that benefit from volatility

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Temporal Domain Strategies

• High investment: Skills, Professional, Relations
• Maintenance: Health, Finances
• Exploration: Purpose, Creativity

• High investment: Professional, Finances, Health
• Cultivation: Relations, Purpose
• Maintenance: Skills, Habits

• High investment: Purpose, Relations, Health
• Transition: Professional, Skills
• Harvest: Finances, Creativity

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Domain Optimization Strategies

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The 80/20 Domain Principle

• Identify your 2-3 keystone domains
• Allocate disproportionate resources to these
• Maintain minimum viable levels in others

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Domain Sprints

• 30-day health optimization sprint
• 90-day skill acquisition sprint
• 6-month financial accumulation sprint

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Domain Synergy Stacking

• Exercise (Health) + Friend meetups (Relations)
• Skill learning (Skills) + Content creation (Professional)
• Side project (Creativity) + Income stream (Finances)

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The Meta-Game of Domains

• Which domains to prioritize? (Resource allocation)
• When to pivot domain focus? (Timing strategy)
• How to handle domain conflicts? (Tradeoff navigation)
• What constitutes domain success? (Victory conditions)