Department 3 · Freedom as a Constraint
Measure a Rich Life
Define wealth in terms the business must actually protect.
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Lesson 9 of 33 · one artifact
By the end
You will be able to define wealth in terms the business must actually protect.
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The idea worth keeping
Measure a Rich Life
Revenue is only one variable. Time, location, health, relationships, nature, learning, and cultural life belong in the scorecard.
Your turn
Measure a Rich Life
One inspectable output
Score the proposed business from one to five on money, time, energy, relationships, place, and learning.
Finish with: A six-factor rich-life scorecard with one redesign decision.
See the transfer
THE SAME IDEA. TWO REAL CONTEXTS.
Professional example
A profitable service fails because it consumes every evening.
Clinician example
A reusable education product protects clinical attention better than open-ended messaging.
Score your artifact
DOES THE WORK HOLD UP?
- All factors are scored
- Tradeoff is explicit
- A low score changes the design
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Measure a Rich Life
- Revenue is only one variable. Time, location, health, relationships, nature, learning, and cultural life belong in the scorecard.
- A six-factor rich-life scorecard with one redesign decision.
Your evidence: A six-factor rich-life scorecard with one redesign decision.
Case-study checkpoint
THE SAME PRINCIPLE MEETS THREE DIFFERENT LIVES.
Jai
Experienced operator with teaching, product, and software judgment.
Anthony
Experienced founder and provider whose family changes the time horizon.
Khizar
New graduate whose viable opportunity must come from direct work and direct relationships.