1. What is a Gate, and what is a Realm?

A Realm is one of six dimensions of who you are — Beginner’s, Smile, Freedom, Harmony, Stoic, and Zen. Each Realm contains a few Gates. A Gate is a 30-to-40-day programme on a specific theme — Goal Setting, Time Management, Financial Freedom, Emotional Awareness, Stoic Virtues, Presence, and so on. There are 22 Gates in total. You can decide which Realm and which Gate is the most relevant for you to begin with. The Master and Squad walk it with you.

2. How much time does ZenMind ask of me each day?

Three short touchpoints. The Morning Scroll at 7am — a 3-to-5 minute conversation in the Dojo and one written commitment for the day. The Afternoon Nudge at 1pm — a single sentence delivered at the moment your autopilot is most active. The Evening Confessional at 7pm — 4-to-6 minutes to report back honestly. About 10–15 minutes a day in total.

3. What if I miss a day?

You can always go back to the missed day and learn the insights. The visual streak does show a missed day and your Identity Score may get a hit, but the point is not to never miss; the point is to come back. The Stamps of Honour include one called The Phoenix — earned specifically for showing up after a miss. Missing a day is part of the path, not a failure of it.

4. Can I do more than one Gate at a time?

Yes — you can run up to three Gates simultaneously. But our strong recommendation is that you don’t. Identity work is focused work. One Gate at a time means one identity shift at a time — and that is the shift most likely to actually take. The cap of three exists for the days you genuinely have the bandwidth. Most days, you don’t. Pick one.

5. How does the free trial actually work?

You get full access to whichever Gate you choose for the first 7 days. No credit card required to start. If you cancel before Day 7, you pay nothing. If you continue, your chosen plan activates on Day 8 and everything you’ve already done — your Strikes, your Confessions, your Identity Score — carries forward without interruption.

6. What happens to my progress if I cancel?

Nothing is lost. Your Identity Score, your sealed Strikes, your signed Confessions, your Stamps of Honour — all of it is preserved on your account. If you come back in three weeks or three years, you pick up exactly where you left off. The Dojo doesn’t close behind you when you leave. It waits.

7. Is this another habit tracker?

No. A habit tracker measures what you do. ZenMind measures who you are becoming. Your Identity Score is not a streak — it is a living measure shaped by your Morning Strikes and by the honesty of your Evening Confessions. You can have a perfect streak and a low Identity Score, or a broken streak and a rising one. The number reflects integrity, not compliance.

8. Who is this not for?

ZenMind is not for someone looking for a 5-minute hack, a productivity template, or a habit tracker with prettier graphics. It is also not a substitute for therapy or medical care for anyone in clinical distress. It is for people who have read the books, downloaded the apps, watched the videos — and noticed that none of it changed who they actually are. If that sentence stings a little, you are in the right place.

9. Is my data private?

Yes. Your Morning Strikes and your Evening Confessionals are yours alone — never shared, never sold, never used to train advertising.