Concept
"Mindposts" = the perception signposts that characterize each roadmap. Source treats them as diagnostic — your actual answers on each axis identify which roadmap you currently inhabit, regardless of which one you claim to follow.
The 11 axes
For each: Sidewalk / Slowlane / Fastlane.
| Axis | Sidewalk | Slowlane | Fastlane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt perception | Credit funds today; buy on monthly payments | All debt is bad; cancel cards | Productive debt = leverage; parasitic debt = enemy |
| Time perception | Abundant; spend like no tomorrow | Trade time for money; save for 65 | Time is primordial fuel; never trade time for money |
| Education perception | Done at graduation | Get more credentials to raise intrinsic value | Continual; finishes at death |
| Money perception | If you got it, flaunt it | Save 10%, frugality | Tool to buy freedom and to build systems |
| Primary income source | Whatever gig pays most | Salary / job | Business system you own |
| Primary wealth accelerator | Lottery / casino / lawsuit | 401K + mutual funds + compound interest | Asset value × industry multiple; liquidation event |
| Wealth perception | He who dies with most toys wins | Net worth at retirement | Family + Fitness + Freedom (see Wealth Trinity — Family, Fitness, Freedom) |
| Wealth equation | Income + Debt | Job + Market (ULL) | Net Profit + Asset Value (CUL) |
| Destination | None; live for today | Rich at 65-70 | Financial freedom while young |
| Responsibility & control | Victim; not my fault | Delegated to employer + market | Total ownership |
| Life perception | Today only; no future plans | Sacrifice today for tomorrow | Live richly today and tomorrow |
How to use this
- Audit yourself. Answer the 11 axes honestly. The map you live on is the map your answers describe — not the map you intend to live on.
- Audit advice. When someone gives you financial guidance, check their answers on each axis. A mismatch (they say one map, live another) is the Paradox of Practice.
- Plan a transition. Switching maps requires changing beliefs at the axis level, not just changing tactics. If you still see debt as "all bad", you can't use productive debt to build the Fastlane.
Source's claim about transition
"To force change, change must come from your beliefs, and your roadmap outlines those beliefs." (Ch 4) — Changes at the surface (new job, new investment) won't compound if the underlying axes still belong to a different map.