| Life area | Current reality (be specific and factual) |
|---|---|
| Work / career / purpose | |
| Finances (income, savings, debts, runway) | |
| Living situation (where, with whom, how it feels) | |
| Relationships / love | |
| Family obligations and dynamics | |
| Health and body | |
| Time (how much is yours, how much belongs to others) | |
| Emotional state (the honest version) | |
| Creative life / personal projects | |
| Social life and community | |
| # | Where I am right now | Where I feel pulled to be | Intensity (1-10) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 |
| Tension # | How Might I? | |
|---|---|---|
| Tension 1 | ||
| Tension 2 | ||
| Tension 3 | ||
| I am... | Describe who you are: your key personality traits, values, and strengths from Stage 1 |
|---|---|
| I need... | What is the specific change or condition you need in your life? |
| Because... | Why does this need exist? What insight from your self-discovery explains it? |
| But... | What is the real obstacle? What's in the way? |
| So my design challenge is... | Restate as a How Might I question |
Does your problem statement feel true when you read it out loud? Or does it feel like you're performing for someone?
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Is the "because" clause specific enough? Does it draw from real self-knowledge, or is it generic?
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Are you solving the problem you actually have, or the problem you think you should have?