Caregiving
depletes Resilience
Potential (Mass)
The Engine: Integration
The internal psycho-physical substrate — the engine from which all performance is drawn.
Cybernetic Role
Role in the Cybernetic System
Engine / MassHW Formula: Potential (Mass)
The Processes → The Engine: Architected systems require behavioral adoption and psycho-physical integration.
The Engine → The Outputs: The integrated engine drives the lived experience of wellbeing.
The Four Elements
Composition of Integration
Element 1
Vitality
The energetic substrate of Human Wealth™. The availability of physical and mental energy — the capacity to endure stress, regulate affect, and engage with life tasks.
Element 2
Self-Efficacy
The generative confidence in one's ability to execute specific courses of action. Incorporates 'Waypower' — the strategic ability to navigate obstacles — acting as the navigation engine that transforms Potential Energy into Kinetic Energy.
Element 3
Optimism
The cognitive expectancy that future outcomes will be positive. Acts as the mind's 'discount rate' — high optimism lowers the psychological discount rate, making future rewards appear more valuable.
Element 4
Resilience
The elastic capacity of the system to recover homeostasis following a shock, whether a life transition or external volatility. The 'risk management' attribute of the human psyche.
Life Transitions
Transitions That Impact This Domain
Becoming Parents
depletes Optimismdepletes Self-Efficacy
Career Change
paralyzes Self-Efficacyleverages Resilience
Death
depletes Vitalitydepletes Optimismdepletes Resiliencedepletes Self-Efficacy
Divorce
challenges Self-Efficacyleverages Vitality
Marriage
depletes Optimismdepletes Self-Efficacy
Retirement
depletes Self-Efficacyleverages Optimism
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