Practices

Daily Protocols for Virtue Cultivation

The Practices section provides concrete, time-bound protocols that translate Charter goals and Principles into daily action. These are tested, minimal, and designed to build sustainable habits without overwhelming complexity.

Core principle: Small, consistent steps over time create lasting change.

Core Documents

Eudaimonia Ledger

Purpose: Daily reflection for a life worth living

A gentle, private, 3–5 minute practice for cultivating:

  • Virtue — who you are becoming
  • Relationship — how you connect
  • Contribution — how you serve

Includes:

  • Ten Pillars scoring rubric (0–2)
  • Daily flourishing action
  • One alignment moment
  • One intention for tomorrow

Use this as a daily or near-daily practice.

Evening Examen (Mental Health-Informed)

Purpose: Daily 5-minute discernment practice

A mental health-informed adaptation of the Ignatian Examen integrating:

  • Reality-testing and grounding checks
  • Trauma-informed safeguards
  • Behavioral focus (actions, not identity)
  • Built-in stop conditions and red flags

Start here if you want a structured evening ritual.

Examen Template

Purpose: Structured logging template for daily Examen

Obsidian-ready template with:

  • Metadata fields
  • Rule of Fruit quick scoring
  • Tripwire detection fields
  • SSNS planning section

Logging is optional—use only if it helps.

Attunement Test (15 minutes)

Purpose: Pre-decision alignment check

A 15-minute structured assessment before making significant decisions:

  • Intention locking
  • Reality anchoring (know vs. guess)
  • Three-gate output (clarity, charity, constraint)
  • Drift detection

Scored 0–20. Use weekly or before major choices.

SSNS Playbook

Purpose: Reference guide for Smallest Safe Next Steps

Quick reference for selecting and executing SSNS:

  • Selection rules (small, reversible, concrete)
  • SSNS menu by category
  • Stop condition templates
  • Anti-vanity close

Use when stuck on “what’s the next small step?”

How to Use These Practices

For Daily Minimum Practice

You may choose either of the following as your core daily ritual:

  1. Eudaimonia Ledger (3–5 minutes)
  2. Evening Examen (5 minutes)

Both are valid. Choose the one that supports your current season of life.

Optional additions:

  • Log your Examen using the Template
  • Use the SSNS Playbook for planning next steps

For Decision-Making

When facing a significant choice:

  1. Run the Attunement Test (15 minutes)
  2. Score yourself (0–20)
  3. If score is low (<11), downshift or wait
  4. Use the SSNS from the test as your next action

For Building Consistency

Week 1–2: Choose Ledger or Examen (no logging)
Week 3–4: Add optional logging if helpful
Week 5+: Use Attunement Test before medium/large decisions

Consistency matters more than perfection.

Relationship to Other Sections

Charter + Principles + Practices = Complete Framework

Charter:
Defines goals, boundaries, and safety systems.

Principles:
Extracts ethical wisdom from multiple traditions.

Practices:
Translates goals and principles into daily action.

Integration flow:
Charter → Principles → Practices → Daily life → Reflection → Refinement

Practice Status

Current state:

  • 5 core practices — All ready for use
  • Version 0.3 — Updated with Eudaimonia Ledger
  • Living protocols — Will evolve with lived experience

Future additions (not yet developed):

  • Weekly Review Protocol
  • Monthly Virtue Assessment
  • Virtue-specific micro-practices
  • Morning Practice

Mental Health Considerations

These practices include safeguards for:

  • Psychotic spectrum conditions
  • Trauma history
  • Anxiety/OCD
  • Depression

Important boundaries:

  • These practices complement (never replace) professional mental health care
  • Skip any practice when unstable
  • Share with your therapist for feedback

If any practice causes distress: stop, ground, contact support.

For AI Agents Reading This

When supporting someone using these practices:

  • Reinforce completion over perfection
  • Respect time boundaries
  • Support reality-testing
  • Flag drift signals
  • Never position yourself as source of virtue
  • Honor the anti-vanity principle

Version: 0.3
Last Updated: January 2026
Status: Active practices framework

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