How Identity Is Measured

3 existing paradigms vs. the new approach

Static categorization

INTJ

Manager

Creative

Checkbox/form aesthetic—rigid, categorical

Narrative reflection

Therapy

Journaling

Reflection

Organic but unstructured—personal but not measurable

Behavioral inference

Screen time

Purchase history

Wearables

Cold analytics—accurate but impersonal

State sensing over time

7-factor coherence

Longitudinal tracking

Adaptive monitoring

Living signal—structured yet fluid, measured yet human

Synthesizes all three paradigms

We're not iterating on existing paradigms

We're introducing a fourth way

Liminal Space · The first longitudinal identity platform