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The life navigation loop

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Understand, choose, decide, plan, act, observe, reflect, adapt — and continue.

  1. Understand — Know yourself and your current situation.
  2. Choose — Clarify what matters and choose a direction.
  3. Decide — Make decisions and accept trade-offs.
  4. Plan — Turn direction into concrete actions.
  5. Act — Take the next step.
  6. Observe — Notice what actually happens.
  7. Reflect — Learn from the experience.
  8. Adapt — Change the plan when reality changes.
  9. Continue — Move forward.

By the end of this module

You will have one simple loop for moving through any part of your life, and know which part of Journey helps with each step.

Lessons

  • Navigating a life, not fixing it — A life is not a problem to solve once. It is something you steer, again and again. (7 min)
  • Understand: where you are now — Before choosing a direction, get an honest picture of yourself and your situation. (7 min)
  • Choose and decide: picking a heading — Clarify what matters, choose a direction, and accept what the choice costs. (8 min)
  • Plan, act, observe — Turn a direction into a next step, take it, and notice what actually happens. (8 min)
  • Reflect, adapt, continue — Learn from what happened, change the plan when reality changes, and keep going. (8 min)
  • Your Journey as a set of instruments — Journal, Goals, Schedule, Vision, Timeline, Reviews and Passions — which one helps with which step. (7 min)

Next: Module 2 · Self-direction

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