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A compilation of newtype’s methodology for super individuals: build capabilities through content and code, validate real demand with your first work, then test value with your first paying client; while accounting for energy, costs, and delivery boundaries.
Integration of IFS inner work from 2 perspectives. Wang Kai IFS Skill (Richard Schwartz 8C Self + three types of parts: Managers/Exiles/Firefighters + 7-step workflow + investment scenario application) / Wang Kai RSI practice (emotion management + emotions in decision-making). Covers IFS 7-step workflow, 8C Self qualities, identification of the three types of parts, and AI-assisted IFS exploration
A synthesis of retrospectives and failure cases from 3 perspectives. yitang Truman's in-depth retrospective (5 parts + 5-step method + 5 principles + 4 levels + AAR + quotes from Wang Xing / Liu Chuanzhi / Chairman Mao + Yu Lu's 5-year retrospective of Someet) / Wang Kai's 11 firsthand product failure lessons (FastFacts SEC / AiPathly / Quanta Quest / WhatsApp push / MJ for Feishu / AI smoking cessation / Squirrel Quick Read) + 6 failure modes / Xiaohongshu vibecoding pitfalls (0-80 vs 80-100 / Vibe Coding cleanup prophecy). Covers AAR 4 questions, 4-layer retrospective, 6 major categories of failure modes, and hidden pitfalls of Vibe Coding
A fusion of inspiration and creativity from 3 perspectives. yitang Truman's complete Inspiration Flash system (4 stages + 6 Candies: Shuishui's book breakdown of *Flow* + deep work equipment + leg-shaking playlist + on-site flashes + tools section + AI prompts) / Xiaohongshu vibecoding creative healing (Huahua land series + Cyber Garden + AI news planting + Dancing Butterflies and Chirping Insects) + aesthetic philosophy (models don't matter, aesthetics do) / newtype Essays Dan Koe creator story. Covers inspiration scenarios, deep work, flow states, and dark time utilization
A synthesis of life direction frameworks from 3 perspectives. yitang Truman Life Red Dot (Red Nine Model + Napkin Diagnosis + Three Leaps + Five-Step Canvas + L1-L6 Levels + 100 Case Collection) / newtype Lao Huang (Super Individual Rich Definition + 5 Values + Workaholic Cage Self-Warning) / Kiyosaki Rich Dad Poor Dad (Assets and Liabilities + 6 Lessons + 4 Pillars + 5 Obstacles + Cashflow Game). Covers the 9 categories of the Red Nine Model, Want/Need/Can Venn diagram, Rich definition, and 6-lesson fundamentals
Understand the evolution of the newtype knowledge system through long-term notes, source-based Q&A, and Agent execution; front-load the import boundaries of Obsidian and NotebookLM and the reading entry points, while preserving the original architecture, tools, and historical viewpoints.
Robert T. Kiyosaki's 1997 classic financial literacy primer. Contrast between two fathers → The rich don't work for money / The middle class is poor because they do not understand the difference between "assets" and "liabilities" / "An asset puts money in your pocket; a liability takes money out of your pocket" / Cashflow game + Rat Race vs. Fast Track / The middle class treating their own home as an asset is a cognitive trap / Four pillars of financial intelligence (financial knowledge + investing + understanding markets + the law) + Six lessons (The rich don't work for money / Financial literacy / Mind your own business / The power of taxes and corporations / The rich invest / Don't work for money) + Five main obstacles to overcome (fear / cynicism / laziness / bad habits / arrogance)
Integration of time management from 3 perspectives + personal OS. Covers yitang Truman's Compulsory Time Management Course (4 parts + 3 leaps + 30+ hypothetical techniques) / newtype Lao Huang (Life OS + three-layer knowledge system + 3 things that do not rely on self-discipline) / Wang Kai (thinking mode by default + absolute rationality + slow thinking). Includes Truman's 3 leaps in time management, Lao Huang's 5 generations of Life OS evolution, and 3 time blocks for deep work
A practical guide to Richard Schwartz's Internal Family Systems (IFS) in the AI era, plus the accompanying Claude Skill bundle definition. Includes the complete 7-step workflow (Locate → Check for Self energy → Approach & Connect → Listen → Witness → Understand Needs → Settle & Close), three types of parts (Managers / Exiles / Firefighters), the 8 Cs of Self, and applications in investment scenarios (emotion management / loss aversion / decision anxiety / IFS psychological coaching).
A decision-making system distilled from 696 posts: viewing the present from an AGI perspective, equal access to fast/slow thinking, using AI as a ruler to quantify ambiguity, absolute rationality, rules over outcomes, not drawing conclusions based on short-term results, the two layers of "understanding", and a sense of conviction.
Yitang's mandatory-for-all-staff "Flash of Inspiration" series. Taught by Truman, built on 3 years of personal deliberate practice + 1,058 co-created assignments totaling 1.39 million Chinese characters. Covers the Cognition Module (why + boundaries + models) + Exploration Camp 1 Case Module (Truman's 4 stages: valuing addition / valuing hypotheses / critical flashing / systematic output) + Exploration Camp 2 Tool Module + Truman's Flash of Inspiration Notes (offline training camp / introductory MBA camp / course creation / SOP upgrade practice) + 6 documents from Candy (Shuishui's book breakdown of *Flow* / Truman's deep work equipment list / leg-bouncing recommended playlist / on-site flashes to scale existing courses / tool module collection / AI flash of inspiration prompts)
Truman teaches Compulsory for All: Time Management Compulsory Course. It is the first fundamental skill in Yitang's "Management Fundamentals" map. The project was initiated in 2022 and halted several times before maturing through Truman's own two years of practice. It covers 4 parts (Understanding Time Management / Building Concepts / Professional Improvement / Reunderstanding) + 3 leaps in time management + over 170,000 words of co-created assignments collected. It is accompanied by Candy: Brave Assumption List Version 1.0, which covers more than 30 assumption techniques across 3 major categories: by task, by time, and by matching.
Yitang's mandatory course for all staff: First Lesson on In-Depth Review, delivered by Truman. "An organization capable of producing high-quality reviews can basically do everything well" (Wang Xing). It covers 5 parts (building negative aesthetic / understanding value / advanced improvement / high-level application / re-understanding) + the 5-step review method (sort out the process → review goals → evaluate results → analyze causes → summarize lessons) + 5 major principles (seeking truth from facts / open mind / self-reflection / candid expression / drawing on collective wisdom) + 4 levels of review (entry-level post-event chat / beginner-level process sorting / intermediate-level structured analysis / advanced-level growth-oriented reflection) + cases including Mao Zedong as an educator / Su Yu / Liu Chuanzhi / AAR, etc. Comes with candy: Yu Lu's 5-year in-depth review case from Someet + a full-web research report on review tools
Yitang's mandatory course for all members: *Life Redpoint Cognition Module*, lectured by Truman. A curated case collection selected from "hundreds of reflections on life's endgame", grouped by the life endgame trade-off quadrant. It covers 9 categories of life redpoints (Wealth-seeking / Fame-seeking / Work-seeking / Achievement-seeking / Process-oriented / Life-oriented / Experience-oriented / Inner-growth / Mastery-seeking) + 100 real life cases from students + a redpoint benchmarking ammo pack + 16 biographies + 14 documentary benchmarking resources. It serves as the extended case library for the supporting Skill: [[yitang-find-life-redpoint]]
Zara Zhang Zala's life-side wiki outside her main AI / job-search content: **Reading taste** (English novels / nonfiction / business books) / **Travel + shop exploration** (Tokyo / Kamakura / Vegas museums / Bay Area weekends) / **Full record of the entire pregnancy and childbirth journey** (10 months of pregnancy / postpartum / not breastfeeding / baby registry) / **7 posts on studying at Harvard** (undergraduate at age 21 / The Crimson newspaper / China Forum / alumni magazine) / **Language learning mindsets** (Japanese N1 / English after starting work) / **late bloomer / fitness persistence / Build to learn**. **Core mindsets**: Content is king — turn counter-instinctual things into entertainment / output forces input / cross-domain advantage / language is a window to culture
zara's complete playbook for career development in North America. **Core thesis**: **No job is ever landed by submitting resumes** (all opportunities come from your content/work being seen by the right person) / Cold emails are not for getting interviews, they are for networking + coffee chats / Asking a stranger for a referral ≈ applying through the website (endorsement mechanism) / surface area × probability = luck / The unique value of liberal arts graduates in the AI era / Got into Harvard because she "chose the harder path + had excellent English" / Big company team culture > corporate culture / Late bloomer mindset as an undergraduate starting at age 21. **Counter-consensus views**: No career planning, no resume submissions, no gaming the LinkedIn algorithm, no rote English vocabulary memorization; **Work = public portfolio + Inbound + long game** is the real pathway
Zara’s full career reflections across GGV (VC)/ ByteDance (6 years in product marketing)/ AI indie development, plus her hands-on experience as a volunteer docent at the Computer History Museum. **Core arguments**: Not planning takes you further than planning (every career turn was triggered by her work); PMF is not a marketing problem, it is a product problem; Always-last-day mindset; **Learn in public — output forces input** (proven by memorizing an 8,000-word English script and leading more than a dozen tours). Also includes counterintuitive views on entrepreneurship (why she does not want to start a company) and storytelling lessons from the Vegas/Mob/Neon museums.