Personal OS Ontology

With classifier-style groupings that support natural language phrasing.

📁 Motivational

“Why?” – entities that define what you move toward or away from

Aspirational

Entities representing desired outcomes you aim to realize

• Dream – an idealized or emotionally charged vision
• Desire – an emotionally felt inclination toward something you want to obtain or experience
• Goal – a specific, desired outcome
  • Competence-Level – a target internal capability or skill level treated as a goal
  • Milestone – a significant checkpoint or completion marker on the path to a goal
  • Target – a predefined value or condition that must be reached

Example

“A Dream is an Aspirational entity, and any Aspirational entity is a Motivational entity.”

Aversive

Entities representing negative outcomes you seek to avoid

• Nightmare – a vivid, emotionally charged vision of an unwanted future
• Fear – an emotionally charged anticipation of danger or failure
• Risk – a specific negative potential outcome

🧩 Related Concepts (Not Classes)

Concept	Description
Purpose	An identity-linked directional value or commitment. Best represented as a property or note attached to an Agentive entity (e.g., a Person).
Achievement	A goal that has been attained. Represented as a Goal with status: done.
Consequence	A realized Risk. Not a class, but useful in retrospective/review contexts.
Vision	A contextual or narrative tool, often part of a Dream or Goal.
Pain	A remembered or experienced state. Tracked in journals, not modeled as a class.
Emotion / Feeling	Affective states that are not directionally useful. Better represented as tags or part of journal/reflection entries.

📁 Operational

“How?” – entities that structure, repeat, or execute goal-directed behavior

Strategic

Orchestrating + Occurring – entities that structure behavior toward a defined end

• Project – a structured initiative coordinating tasks to achieve a goal
• Mission
• Plan – a roadmap that defines steps toward a future outcome
• Course – a structured program of sequential learning activities with a defined end
• Process – a structured sequence of operations designed for repeatable results with known boundaries

Iterative

Orchestrating + Recurring – entities that coordinate ongoing cycles of structured behavior

• Responsibility – an ongoing obligation to uphold standards or manage a domain
• Cycle – a repeating phase-based operational structure, often tied to strategic goals

Tactical

Executing + Occurring – entities that represent direct, focused units of work

• Task – a discrete, actionable unit of execution
• Combat – a direct, attention-intensive problem or confrontation
• Meeting – a coordinated session for synchronization or decision-making
• Training – a focused activity aimed at developing or refining skill

Repetitive

Executing + Recurring – entities that involve regular, direct-action loops

• Routine – a sequence of actions regularly repeated to maintain standards
• Exercise – a structured action performed for development or reinforcement
• Drill – a high-precision repetition used for mastery or emergency response

🧩 Related Concepts (Not Classes)

Concept	Description
Challenge	A test of ability, often used as a motivational wrapper around tasks or projects
Sprint	A bounded execution timeframe used within projects or cycles
Session	A single instance of active work or learning, often logged under Tactical or Repetitive entities
Habit	A persistent behavioral pattern; tracked through Routine, Drill, or Reflection, not a distinct class
Regimen	A strict set of behaviors within a health or development context; modeled as Routine or Cycle
Practice	An open-ended repetition of skills; best logged under Training or Exercise
Rotation	A shifting schedule of duties, best captured as a metadata property of Routine or Responsibility

📁 Instrumental

“With what?” – entities that enable, guide, constrain, or shape execution

Executional

Entities that directly enable or operationalize action

• Competence – a validated level of skill or readiness to perform
  • Skill – a learned ability to perform actions effectively
  • Technique – a tactical method used during execution
• System – an integrated set of tools, agent, processes
• Tool – a physical or digital object used to perform tasks
  • Application – a software product used for executing work
  • Software – a general-purpose system for executing work
  • Plugin – a modular enhancement for an application
  • Widget – a small, functional interface component

Instructional

Entities that guide or structure specific actions

• Method – a prescribed way of doing something
• Guide – a broader instructional document or path
• Procedure – a step-by-step operational protocol
  • How-To – a short, instructional sequence
• Template – a reusable layout for consistent creation
  • Checklist – a list of actions to standardize execution
  • Tactic - a template for a tactical operation
  • Course-Template – a blueprint for creating instructional paths
  • Exercise-Template – a repeatable training unit format
  • Mission-Template – a format for organizing purpose-driven actions

Informational

Entities that support reasoning, synthesis, or contextual understanding

• Note – a stored personal thought, quote, or insight
• Knowledge – aggregated and relevant understanding >> To add to concepts, knowledge represents "mastered" Instrumental entities.
• Example – a concrete illustration of a pattern or use case
• Source – source data or structured references
  • Book – an extended work with useful insights or learning value
• Reference – a citation or link to external information
• Model – a structured representation used in execution
  • Design – a deliberate arrangement or model for something
• Documentation – detailed explanations of systems or procedures
• Description – a general overview or explanation of something
  • Mission-Description – a narrative summary or explanation of a mission
• Statement – a testable or philosophical claim
• Concept – a core abstraction or category used in modeling
• Term – a specific word used within a conceptual model
• Property – a measurable or descriptive attribute
• Relation – a semantic or structural connection between concepts

Regulatory

Entities that constrain or structure decision-making or performance

• Principle – a guiding value or heuristic / an abstract, generalizable rule or value used to guide behavior
• Rule – a formal or informal behavioral constraint
• Requirement – a needed condition or prerequisite
• Criteria – specific rules or checklists used to evaluate outcomes
• Benchmark – reference value or best-practice target used for comparison
• Standard – a defined expectation or norm for performance or design

Behavioral

Entities that shape mindset, perception, or motivation during action

• Belief – a personal assumption or value that influences behavior
• Mindset – an overarching attitude that colors decision-making
• Trigger – a stimulus or condition that activates a behavior
• Quote – an inspirational or clarifying statement
• Prayer – a ritualized or reflective phrase used before action
• Tip – a short practical piece of advice
• Helper – a message, label, or UI tip that assists execution
• Setting – a stored or changeable configuration that affects environment

📁 Evaluative

“How well?” – entities that represent the result of an assessment, reflection, or comparative judgment

Indicator

Entities that represent tracked or measured values reflecting current or past performance

• Metric – a numeric value tracked over time (e.g. daily steps, hours slept)
• KPI – a high-level performance metric tied to a strategic objective
• Target – a predefined numeric or qualitative threshold to be reached
• Score – a discrete rating of success or performance (e.g. 4/5 stars, A+)

Reflection

Entities that represent personal or subjective insight derived from observation or journaling

• Journal – a narrative log used to observe patterns, behavior, or mindset
• Insight – a realization or lesson drawn from experience or analysis
• Feedback – a reaction from others or from self in response to behavior or outcomes

Judgment

Entities that express structured evaluations based on criteria or comparisons

• Evaluation – a structured result comparing observed outcomes to expectations
• Scorecard – a summary table comparing results across several key dimensions
• Leaderboard – a ranked list comparing performance across agents or entities
• Review – a periodic or event-based summary of performance, progress, or quality

📁 Agentive

“Who?” – entities that initiate, perform, or are responsible for actions and outcomes

• Person – an individual actor with goals, responsibilities, and behaviors
• Team – a small group of people collaborating on shared tasks or missions
• Organization – a broader collective structure such as a business, institution, or community

📁 Contextual

“Under what conditions?” – entities that define scope, framing, setting, or timing for actions and evaluations

Temporal

Entities that define when something occurs, progresses, or is relevant

• Date – a specific day used to group or frame entries, logs, or actions (e.g. 2025-04-24)
• Period – a named or structured time range for organizing effort (e.g. Q2 2025, Launch Phase)
• Stage – a bounded phase in a project or process (e.g. Stage 1: Planning, Stage 2: Execution)
• Arc – a higher-level transformation or narrative track across multiple activities (e.g. Career Shift, Launch OS)

Topical

Entities that define domain, subject, or thematic category

• Area – a domain or sphere of responsibility, work, or life (e.g. Health, Business, Relationships)
• Domain – a knowledge field or discipline that informs action (e.g. Design, Psychology)
• Category – a thematic or structural grouping used to classify entities (e.g. Tool Types, Content Formats)

Situational

Entities that define physical, digital, or role-based framing for actions

• Environment – a physical, social, or digital setting that shapes execution (e.g. Remote, On-site, Test Server)
• Role – a situational identity or function assigned to an agent within a specific context (e.g. CEO, Coach, Reviewer)