artifacts/incoming

🜛 MINIMUM VIABLE DAY (MVD)

artifacts/incoming/mvd_poster_print_layout_v_1.md

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🜛 MINIMUM VIABLE DAY (MVD)

If lost → start here

☐ Start anywhere

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1. 🪞 Mirror (morning)

You are loved.

wash face → look in the mirror → say "you are loved" → feel for even 1% truth

☐

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2. 🌬️ Breathe

Feel your body.

wash face → reach arms up → inhale → fold down → exhale → notice sensation

☐

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3. 🍵 Nourish

Eat with attention.

wash face → drink water or tea → take one slow bite → no scrolling

☐

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4. ⚙️ Close one loop

One real thing done.

wash face → pick one small task → finish it completely → mark it done

☐

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5. 🜁 Reset (midday)

Pause. Feel. Choose.

wash face → stop → 3 breaths → ask “what actually matters now?”

☐

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6. 🤝 One human

Reach out sincerely.

wash face → send one honest message → appreciation, help, or invitation

☐

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7. ✨ Notice beauty

Even briefly.

wash face → look at sky/light/texture → pause → let it register

☐

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8. 🌙 Mirror (evening)

You showed up.

wash face → look in mirror → say “I showed up” → acknowledge one thing

☐

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Core Invariants

  • Self before signal
  • Body included
  • One loop closed
  • One human touched
  • No urgency coercion

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Don’t live the ideal life.

Run its smallest valid instance.

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Design Notes (for print — full spec)

Page

  • Size: US Letter (8.5 x 11 in) portrait

(A4 compatible: maintain margins + scale ~97%)

  • Margins: 0.75 in all sides
  • Grid: single column, vertical rhythm 12pt baseline

Typography

  • Primary font: Inter (fallback: Helvetica / Arial)
  • Title:
  • Size: 36–42 pt
  • Weight: 700 (bold)
  • Tracking: +1%
  • Alignment: center
  • Subtitle ("If lost → start here" + "☐ Start anywhere"):
  • Size: 14–16 pt
  • Weight: 500
  • Color: 70% gray
  • Alignment: center
  • Style: slightly lighter to reduce pressure
  • Section Headers (e.g., “1. 🪞 Mirror (morning)”):
  • Size: 18–20 pt
  • Weight: 600
  • Color: near-black (#111111)
  • Core Statement (e.g., “You are loved.”):
  • Size: 16–18 pt
  • Weight: 600
  • Color: #111111
  • Instruction Line (italic micro-steps):
  • Size: 11–12 pt
  • Weight: 400
  • Style: italic
  • Color: 55% gray
  • Invariants + Footer:
  • Size: 11–12 pt
  • Weight: 500
  • Color: 60% gray

Spacing

  • Section block spacing: 18–24 pt above, 12–16 pt below
  • Line spacing:
  • Headers: 1.2
  • Body: 1.35–1.45
  • Add extra space before each checkbox for visual pause

Color & Material

  • Background: off-white / warm cream (#FAF7F2)
  • Text: near-black (#111111)
  • Secondary text: gray (#6B6B6B)
  • Icons (emoji): monochrome feel (avoid bright color distraction)
  • Paper: matte finish preferred (reduces glare, increases calm field)

Checkbox System (critical)

  • Size: 0.28–0.35 in square
  • Stroke: 1.5–2 pt
  • Corner radius: 2–3 px (slight softness)
  • Spacing: 8–12 pt from instruction line
  • Use laminated surface for dry-erase reuse

Visual Hierarchy (distance behavior)

  • From 6–10 ft:
  • Only headers readable (Mirror, Breathe, Nourish…)
  • From 2–4 ft:
  • Core statements readable (You are loved, Feel your body…)
  • From 1 ft:
  • Instructions + checkboxes usable

Layout Principles

  • High whitespace density (avoid clutter)
  • No borders or heavy lines
  • Vertical flow uninterrupted
  • Each section visually self-contained

Optional Enhancements (light touch)

  • Alternate very subtle background bands per section (2–3% tint)
  • Bold the first verb in each instruction line (e.g., look, reach, drink)
  • Add faint footer micro-line:
  • "One is enough."

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Attention Trigger Opportunities (Analysis) (Analysis)

1. Visual Interrupt Triggers

  • Bold emoji + header acts as pattern break
  • Checkbox invites immediate interaction (action bias)

Enhancement:

  • Slight alternating background bands per section (subtle)
  • Increases scan interruption → reduces autopilot bypass

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2. Micro-Commitment Hooks

Each step includes:

  • verb-first instruction
  • physically executable action

Effect:

  • bypasses abstract resistance
  • engages body → reduces cognitive avoidance

Enhancement:

  • Add optional time anchors (e.g., "10 seconds is enough")

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3. State Re-entry Anchors

Key phrases:

  • "If lost → start here"
  • "Start anywhere"

Effect:

  • removes failure states
  • eliminates sequencing friction

Enhancement:

  • Add one more global anchor (top or bottom):

> "One is enough"

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4. Tactile Loop Closure

Checkbox creates:

  • visible completion
  • dopamine closure signal

Enhancement:

  • Use thicker checkbox outline for physical satisfaction

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5. Body Activation Gateways

Steps include:

  • breath
  • movement
  • sensory awareness

Effect:

  • shifts system from cognitive loop → embodied state

Enhancement:

  • emphasize verbs visually (bold first word in instruction line)

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6. Anti-Avoidance Design

Poster prevents:

  • ambiguity
  • overthinking
  • scale overwhelm

Mechanism:

  • smallest executable unit

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Higher-Level Function (What You Asked)

You are not just redirecting attention.

You are:

Designing deterministic re-entry points into functional states

This includes additional parameters:

A. State Detection (implicit)

  • "I am lost" → trigger

B. Friction Minimization

  • no decision required

C. Embodied Activation

  • action begins in body, not mind

D. Progressive Re-stabilization

  • one action → increases probability of next

E. Identity Reinforcement (soft)

  • mirror steps maintain continuity without pressure

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Next-Level Expansion (Optional)

If extended further, system could include:

  • color-coded states (low energy / high energy)
  • time-of-day adaptive variants
  • environmental triggers (light, sound, placement)

But current version is already highly optimal.