✅ Entry Space: Quick Setup Checklist

1. Your Simple Beginning

Setting up Flow Frame isn’t like installing software—it’s like preparing a garden bed. You need just a few essentials, arranged with care, then trust life to do the growing. This checklist ensures you have everything needed without overwhelming you with options.

Remember: A master’s workshop starts with one good tool used well, not every tool in the catalog.

2. Mini Blueprint

✅ Quick Guide: Setup Checklist
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🌟 **What is it?**
Essential preparation for your Flow Frame journey—just what you need, nothing you don't.

🎯 **How to use?**
→ Work through categories
→ Start minimal
→ Add as needed
→ Trust simplicity

🔗 **Role in system**
Ensures smooth start without overwhelm, focusing on essence rather than complexity.

📖 **Living example**
Maria spent weeks setting up elaborate systems before. With Flow Frame, she just created Core space and started sitting. Everything else emerged naturally from this foundation.

🧘 **Presence practice (30 seconds)**
Before any setup, ask: "What conditions support my presence?" Start there.

💡 [View full guide →]

3. Essential Setup Categories

🏠 Physical Space

Recommended Additions

• [ ] Designated meditation cushion
• [ ] Candle or ritual marker
• [ ] Journal and pen nearby
• [ ] Timer (phone is fine)

Optional Enhancements

• [ ] Altar or sacred space
• [ ] Plants or natural elements
• [ ] Artwork that inspires
• [ ] Dedicated practice room

💻 Digital Setup

Notion Workspace (Minimum)

• [ ]  Flow Frame Template imported
• [ ]  Core Practice page bookmarked
• [ ]  Energy tracker ready
• [ ]  FlowCube database viewed

Recommended Configuration

• [ ] Morning dashboard as homepage
• [ ] Mobile app installed
• [ ] Weekly view configured
• [ ] Color coding activated

Optional Additions

• [ ] Custom views created
• [ ] Automation rules set
• [ ] Integration with calendar
• [ ] Advanced formulas added

⏰ Time Structure

Minimum Commitment

• [ ] 5 minutes morning
• [ ] 2 minutes evening
• [ ] 30 minutes weekly review

Recommended Rhythm

• [ ] 10-15 minutes morning
• [ ] 5 minutes evening
• [ ] 1 hour weekly review
• [ ] 2 hours monthly review

Full Practice

• [ ] 20-30 minutes morning
• [ ] 10 minutes evening
• [ ] 90 minutes weekly
• [ ] Half day monthly
• [ ] Full day yearly

🧠 Mental Preparation

Essential Mindset

• [ ] Willingness to begin imperfectly
• [ ] Commitment to gentleness with self
• [ ] Openness to what emerges
• [ ] Trust in the process

Helpful Attitudes

• [ ] Curiosity over achievement
• [ ] Presence over productivity
• [ ] Progress over perfection
• [ ] Consistency over intensity

Release These

• [ ] Need to understand everything first
• [ ] Perfectionist tendencies
• [ ] Comparison to others
• [ ] Force and pushing

📚 Learning Resources

Start With

• [ ] This Wiki’s Entry Space
• [ ] First 7 Days Journey
• [ ] One component that calls you

Add Gradually

• [ ] Component deep dives
• [ ] Practice Space guides
• [ ] Community forums
• [ ] Live sessions

Advanced Study

• [ ] Philosophy foundations
• [ ] Original documentation
• [ ] Research papers
• [ ] Teacher training

4. Setup by Practitioner Type

The Minimalist

Essential Only:
✓ 5 minutes morning time
✓ Notion basics ready
✓ Core practice learned
✓ Begin immediately

The Prepared

Recommended Setup:
✓ Dedicated space
✓ Full Notion configuration
✓ First week planned
✓ Support resources bookmarked

The Thorough

Complete Preparation:
✓ Sacred space created
✓ All databases configured
✓ Month of practices mapped
✓ Community connected

5. Common Setup Mistakes

Over-Preparing

Issue: Spending weeks perfecting setup Solution: Start with minimum, evolve naturally

Under-Committing

Issue: “I’ll practice when I feel like it” Solution: Set tiny daily minimum

Over-Complicating

Issue: Adding every possible feature Solution: Master basics first

Isolation

Issue: Trying to figure out everything alone Solution: Join community early

6. Your Personal Setup Plan

This Week

• [ ] Choose morning practice time
• [ ] Set up basic Notion
• [ ] Read First 7 Days
• [ ] Begin Day 1

This Month

• [ ] Establish daily rhythm
• [ ] Configure weekly review
• [ ] Join one community space
• [ ] Explore 2-3 components

This Quarter

• [ ] Full system familiarity
• [ ] Personal adaptations made
• [ ] Supporting others
• [ ] System flowing naturally

7. Progressive Setup Path

Week 1: Foundation

Just Core practice space and time

Week 2-3: Expansion

Add Energy tracking and FlowCubes

Month 2: Integration

Weekly reviews and component exploration

Month 3: Customization

Adapt system to your unique needs

Month 4+: Evolution

System self-maintains and evolves

8. Essential Supplies List

Physical Items

• [ ] Journal/notebook
• [ ] Comfortable sitting arrangement
• [ ] Timer or phone
• [ ] Pen you enjoy using

Digital Tools

• [ ] Notion account (free works)
• [ ] Flow Frame template
• [ ] Mobile access
• [ ] Backup system

Optional Enhancements

• [ ] Meditation cushion
• [ ] Ritual items (candle, bell)
• [ ] Dedicated devices
• [ ] Premium tool versions

9. Pre-Flight Check

Before you begin, ensure:

Technical Ready

• [ ] Notion accessible
• [ ] Template imported
• [ ] Basic navigation understood
• [ ] Mobile access working

Personal Ready

• [ ] Time slot chosen
• [ ] Space identified
• [ ] Commitment made
• [ ] Gentleness promised

Support Ready

• [ ] Wiki bookmarked
• [ ] Community found
• [ ] Questions welcomed
• [ ] Help available

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Remember: The perfect setup is the one that gets you started. Begin simply, trust emergence.

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