# The Golden Section™ — Framework Reference

Deep reference for running the exercise and customising the dashboard. SKILL.md is the working flow; read this when you need the full model definitions, the brand spec, or the original spreadsheet mapping.

## Contents
1. The three steps in full
2. The four lenses — full definitions + classification cues
3. The decision matrix (the "vector")
4. Colour legend & status mapping
5. Dashboard visual spec
6. Original spreadsheet column mapping
7. Reinvestment philosophy

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## 1. The three steps

**① Align to the Truth.** List every task, estimate weekly hours, run each through the four lenses. No judgement — just what's actually happening. Be specific: "reading old emails," not "admin." The shift of a task *across* the models is what reveals its fate.

**② Decide.** Each task → **X (Cut)**, **S (Systemise)**, or **Sc (Scale)**. Systemise then forks to **Innovate** (build a new/better system) or **Optimise** (improve the one that exists).

**③ Act.** Anything leaving the plate goes via **Automate**, **Outsource**, or **Delegate** (Cut tasks just disappear). Name the new owner.

The destination is the **Golden Section** — the cluster of tasks that are energy-giving, telos-level, growth-tier, and visionary-seat. Free up hours from the bottom, pour them into the top.

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## 2. The four lenses — full definitions

### Energy (most important)
Does the task give energy, sit neutral, or drain? The compounding argument: if a 50-hour week is 10 gain / 30 neutral / 20 drain, that's net −10 energy units a week, accruing like negative interest until it tips into burnout or a personal crisis. Track this honestly — it's the lens people fudge most.
- `gain` 👍 · `neutral` · `drain` 👎

### Telos / Proficiency
*Teleology* = highest purpose, chief aim. Imagine 1,000 people doing the task and a podium:
- `telos` — you love it **and** you're podium / Olympic-level. Both conditions.
- `excellent` — you don't love it but you're still top ~50.
- `competent` — middle of the distribution curve; average.
- `despise` — you dislike or hate it.
Most people sit ~80/20 in excellent, with the danger zone in competent→despise.

### Tier — The 4 Tiers of Business Tasks
A pyramid. **Difficulty and $-value rise** toward the top; **urgency and repetition rise** toward the bottom.
- `growth` 💡 — marketing/leverage tasks you do *once* that keep living (IP, assets, strategy). Top tier.
- `manager` 💬 — leading people, meetings, decisions.
- `technician` 🛠 — the hands-on doing. Most owners are bogged here — it "destroys the entrepreneur." Employee work, not owner work.
- `admin` ✅ — repetitive, low-difficulty, urgent-feeling busywork. Bottom tier.

### Function — LeadFLOW org chart
The seat a task belongs to:
`visionary` → `integrator` → `marketing` → `sales` → `operations` → `finance` (+ admin).
The recurring pattern: ~80% of time on the hamster wheel (sales / ops / finance), ~20% on envisioning + integrated marketing. The work is shifting weight upward toward visionary/integrator/marketing.

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## 3. The decision matrix (the "vector")

Read the four lenses together; the *combination* points to the verdict.

| Pattern | Decide | Then Act |
|---|---|---|
| `gain` + `telos` + `growth` + `visionary`/`integrator` | **Sc — Scale** → **Golden Section** | Keep — do MORE |
| `gain` + `excellent` + `growth` + sales/integrator | **Sc — Scale** | Keep |
| `neutral` + `excellent`/`competent` + `technician` | **S — Systemise** (often Optimise) | Automate or Outsource |
| `neutral` + `excellent` + `manager` | **S — Systemise** | Delegate (name owner) |
| `drain` + `despise`/`competent` + `admin`/`technician`, low value | **X — Cut** | Cut — delete it |

Worked examples:
- Reading/study, IP models, content writing → gain/telos/growth/visionary → **Scale (Golden)**
- Planning/strategy, investor sales calls → gain/excellent/growth → **Scale**
- Building funnel pages, writing emails → neutral/excellent/technician/marketing → **Systemise → Outsource**
- Hosting team meetings → neutral/excellent/manager/integrator → **Systemise → Delegate**
- Reading old emails, FB messages → drain/despise/admin/operations → **Cut** (won back 3 hrs)

These are heuristics, not laws — a task can break the pattern. Classify from context, then let the owner correct it in the dashboard.

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## 4. Colour legend & status mapping

From the original sheet:
- 🟡 **GOLD** — The Golden Section (gain + telos + growth + visionary)
- 🟢 **GREEN** — Scale
- 🟠 **ORANGE** — Pause & reflect / Systemise
- 🔴 **RED** — Red flag / Cut
- 🟣 **PURPLE** — In progress
- 🔵 **BLUE** — Done, off the plate

Dashboard task-row stripe colour is driven by `decide` (gold overrides when the task is golden). The Energy / Proficiency / Tier / Function bars use their own per-value palette so the imbalance is visible at a glance.

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## 5. Dashboard visual spec

`golden-section-dashboard.html` (from your pack) — editorial style.
- **Brand tokens:** bg `#0A0A0A`, off-white `#F8F7F4`, red accent `#E22C38`/`#ef4444`, gold `#C9A227`. Playfair Display headings, DM Sans body, Caveat for handwriting/quotes.
- **Layout:** header + quote → stat cards (tasks, total hrs, hrs won back, free-by date, % in drain/despise) → model pop-up buttons → 4 breakdown bar panels → Golden Section spotlight + Red Flags → editable task table → reinvestment chips → legend.
- **Interactivity:** every cell is an editable dropdown/field; everything recalculates live. Add/delete tasks. Export JSON. Four models open as modal pop-ups (Escape or click-outside to close). No external storage — in-memory + JSON export for portability.
- Injection point: `/* INJECT_TASKS */ let SEED_TASKS = [];`. Empty → loads worked example.

To offer cross-session persistence, the artifact storage API (`window.storage`) could be wired in on request — kept out of v1 for reliability; JSON export covers reload.

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## 6. Original spreadsheet column mapping

The historical Google Sheet → dashboard field:
| Sheet column | Dashboard field |
|---|---|
| Specific Task | `task` |
| Time (Hrs/Week) | `hours` |
| Energy | `energy` |
| Proficiency | `prof` |
| Tier | `tier` |
| The Business Function | `fn` |
| X/S/S | `decide` |
| New Owner | `owner` |
| System For This (LINK) | (note / future link field) |
| A/O/D | `act` |
| RESULT | (note) |
| Time Won Back / Week | computed from `decide`/`act` |

If a user pastes an export of the old sheet, map columns straight across.

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## 7. Reinvestment philosophy

Cutting and systemising is the *funding*, not the goal. The hours won back must be reinvested into the Golden Section or they evaporate back into busywork. The dashboard auto-suggests the owner's own golden tasks as reinvestment chips. An example reinvestment list: reading/study, IP models, content (writing + speaking), mentoring, investor calls, planning/strategy.

Target framing: **win back the hours within 90 days** (set a real date). Example run: 24.5 hours/week reclaimed, target date ~90 days out.

Supporting reading: *Unique Ability* (Sullivan), *The Values Factor* (Demartini), *Traction* & *Rocket Fuel* (Wickman), *Who Not How* (Sullivan), *Less Doing* (Meisel).
