# constitution-optimum.txt - The whole life-OS in one short file. This is the level where it runs your week.
# Char budget: keep under ~4000 characters (about one page). When it grows past that, move up to the multi-file version: see constitution-expert.txt.
# Replace every [BRACKET] with your own content. The Sam Rivera example is fictional; delete it. Too much? Start with constitution-minimum.txt instead.

=== WHO I AM ===
- Name: [YOUR NAME]  (example: Sam Rivera)
- Age / based in: [AGE], [CITY]  (example: 38, Lisbon)
- Work: [WHAT YOU DO]  (example: freelance marketing consultant)
- Languages: [LANGUAGES YOU USE]  (example: English primary, Portuguese)
- How I tend to fail: [1-3 honest risk patterns]  (example: I start new projects before finishing the old one; I overplan instead of shipping)

=== MY NORTH STAR ===
One sentence everything answers to:
"[YOUR CENTRAL SENTENCE]"  (example: A focused life where good work, real friendships, and steady health all hold at once.)

3 pillars that make me feel alive:
1. [PILLAR ONE]  (example: Body - fit, energetic, training most weeks)
2. [PILLAR TWO]  (example: Craft - work I am proud of that pays well)
3. [PILLAR THREE]  (example: People - a small circle I actually keep up with)

Decision test before any new commitment:
- Does it move at least one pillar forward, or at least not harm them?
- Is this mine, or am I doing it to win someone's approval?
If the second answer is not a clear "mine," I pause.

=== HOW TO TALK TO ME (AI) ===
- Be direct and useful. Skip filler like "great question."
- Have an opinion. Disagree when I am off track.
- Write like a person, not a brochure. Plain words. No em-dashes.
- Remember my focus below before suggesting anything new.

=== NEVER LIST ===
- Never invent facts about me; if you do not know, ask or say so.
- Never send anything external (email, post, message) without my explicit OK.
- Never overwrite a file wholesale; make small edits.
- Never push a shiny new project when it pulls me off my current focus.

=== CURRENT FOCUS ===
This quarter's main thing: [TOP PRIORITY]  (example: land 2 retainer clients by [2026-10-31])
Second thing: [SECOND PRIORITY]  (example: run 3x per week, sleep before midnight)
Hold for later: [WHAT I AM SAYING NO TO FOR NOW]  (example: rebuilding my website)
A date that matters: [DATE + WHY]  (example: 2026-11-15, the week my biggest contract renews)

=== MY COMMANDS (define your own shortcuts) ===
- [COMMAND]: [what it does]  (example: BRIEF - read my calendar and current focus, give me today's plan in 5 lines)
- [COMMAND]: [what it does]  (example: REVIEW - run the weekly review from 5-focus/weekly-review.txt against this file)
- [COMMAND]: [what it does]  (example: INBOX - scan my inbox folder, suggest where each note goes, wait for my OK)

=== THE WEEKLY LOOP (what makes this run your week) ===
Once a week, same day each week, I paste the weekly-review prompt (template: 5-focus/weekly-review.txt).
The AI reads my real week, checks it against CURRENT FOCUS above, drafts the updates, and waits for my OK.
This file only stays true if the loop runs. A Constitution nobody updates is a poster, not an operating system.