What makes a person? This site is my answer, demonstrated on the only subject I can fully access: myself. This page is the preamble — one branch introduces me, one explains the site, and one lays out every way to work with me. The other seven pages hold the record.
Lorenzo (Introduction)
The person in brief: what I’m about, what I’ve done, and where life stands now. Every claim below compresses a page that proves it — follow the links inward when a line earns your doubt.
I have one specialization, one mission, and a set of principles, all tested on myself first
: I am an applied taxonomist of personal transformation
Taxonomist: A specialist in classifying phenomena according to their functions and natural relationships for the purpose of understanding, navigating, and transforming them
Applied: Testing and revising those classifications against reality
Transformation: The behavioral (cognitive, physiological, psychosocial, and environmental) changes associated with capital (physical, intellectual, financial, and social) progress
: I help expand consciousness by moving our hours from surviving, to mastering, to serving
Personal: I solve my own problems first, then publish the solutions free for anyone
Social: I then help individuals apply the same solutions to their lives, partners, or families
Organizational: And then help companies productize the same solutions for their users
Principles: I run my life on three principles, distilled from everything that’s worked
: The quality of your life is based on the quality of your attention
Essentialism: Progress depends on knowledge of the necessary and sufficient
Configuration: It’s not about the quantity of resources, but the quality of their configuration
I solved these problems for myself first and continue to help others do the same
Meta-learning: I left school at 13 and taught myself ever since; learning to learn became my trade, and applied taxonomy its highest form (including but not limited to the skills below)
Nutrition: I’ve experimented with diets since 20 (paleo, primal, vegetarian, fasting) and settled into a calorically informed, whole-food pattern that keeps me lean, muscular, and metabolically flexible year-round (review my body composition results)
Mind: I’ve worked on my inner game since 22 (waking, growing, cleaning, and showing up); today my psyche is profiled, measured, and published (review my Nature results)
Finance: I’ve worked since 15 and managed my own money from the start, seriously from 30; the structures now in place make financial freedom a matter of time (see my Wealth map)
Production: I’ve made films since childhood (kung-fu-inspired at first); now I design, produce, and ship digital products end to end (review my designs)
Training: I’ve been teaching since 17 (English in China, finance in Malaysia, fitness all over the world); I continue to coach, teach, and train others in various disciplines (see examples here)
Technology: I master each generation of tools, from gym equipment to studio gear to AI (this website, authored by me and coded and edited by Claude, is no exception)
Two problems hold my attention; you’re welcome to join either
Market: I’m choosing my next long-term work chapter in the US, employment to equity: the one commitment where my leverage creates the largest impact
: I envision creating the world’s first lifelong, self-directed education curriculum, built and consumed according to a taxonomy of the self; this site is my first prototype of the structure
Where I live, how the days run, and what I’m like off duty
Location: I recently moved to Austin, Texas, the top recommended city based on my environmental scorecard (see Space)
Activities: Barring maintenance activities, I do only three things: I work, exercise, and study, and have for most of my life (see schedule)
Quirks: I keep no social media, except LinkedIn (opens in a new tab) and YouTube (opens in a new tab); I like my coffee the way I enjoy my Trance, progressive; I sleep alone, in and out of relationships; I start reciting the periodic table of elements when I get bored; my all-time favorite movie, album, and game: Mortal Kombat; I have an annoying habit of rocking while I work (it’s how I think)
Website (Guide)
Why the site exists and how to use it fast. It runs on one conviction: it is too easy to hide behind aesthetics and social proof, and an interlinked, referenced record is harder to fake than a feed. Read it yourself or hand it to your AI — it was built for both.
I built one site to do two jobs: my personal record and my public storefront
Personal: I keep this site as the digital blueprint of my entire life
Website: It’s a wiki of interlinked pages; navigate the map that is me
Database: It’s the single source of truth on my life, formatted for AI
Journal: I keep the public record (history, lifestyle, and capital status) current as life unfolds
Commercial: It’s also my primary point of contact for collaborations
Resume: The infobox, this page, and Knowledge together carry my career record
Portfolio: My works with references live on Knowledge, this website included
Curriculum: The taxonomy of what it means to fulfill one’s potential (constitution and capital) doubles as a complete self-education curriculum
I drew one map and laid it out across eight identical pages
Map: I map what makes a person, demonstrated on me
Constitution: Every individual has a story, a nature, and a way of living that builds or drains their capital
Capital: Every individual holds four kinds: physical (health), intellectual (knowledge), financial (wealth), and social (network)
Pages: I keep all eight pages on one identical layout
Taxonomy: Each page holds three branches of two bands each, in accordions for maximal compression
I’ve laid four paths in, ordered by how much time you have
Search: In a hurry? Paste this URL into your favorite LLM and ask it anything you’d like to know about me
Qualify: Considering me for a role? Read the infobox quick facts (identity, professional, and psychological), then the Knowledge page
Learn: Curious about me? Read parts of Story, Nature, and Lifestyle until I feel familiar
Contact: Have an inquiry? Read my capital pages then contact me through the offers below
Contact (Offers)
Every way to use my work or hire my hands, from free courses to equity partnerships. One rule governs all of it: one commitment at a time. If I take an employed or contracted role, I’m fully committed and take nothing else on; while I’m engaged, new work queues until the current problem is solved. If any offer below fits, write to lorenzo@lorenzodelano.com.
I’ve published everything below; use it free on your own, or join me inside
Content (free): Master your time, exercise, and profile by yourself for free
Production: I’ll produce transformative educational content end to end for your staff or users
Consulting: I’ll clarify, analyze, and plan your next best product design move
Training: I’ll help HR onboard your employees, or coach management toward end-user product fulfillment
Bring the market or the capital; I’ll bring the build
Operators (revenue): I partner with operators in need of a builder
Services: I build, sell, and fulfill the product offer; you acquire the customers and manage the resources
Startups (equity): Give me equity and I’ll take your product to the next level
Product: I allocate and manage product development for maximal impact; you manage the rest
References (Evidence)
My skills demonstrated through personal examples and published works
Meta-learning: Design Methodologies (since 2017); I’ve created both learning and teaching design methodologies; skills of classification and architecture • page (Web)
Nutrition: Planned Practice (since 2009); no course yet, but my body composition stands as the example to follow; skills of analysis and planning • page (Web)
Mind: Inner Game (since 2009); no courses yet, but my Nature page holds the profiled and measured results; skills of profiling and analysis • page (Web)
Finance: Asset Allocation (since 2016); no course yet either, but my Wealth map publishes the whole system and its benchmarks; skills of classification and planning • page (Web)
Technology: Tactical Productivity (since 2015); I master each generation of tools, this AI-coded website the latest proof; skills of architecture and production • website (Vercel)
My skills demonstrated working with individuals, couples, and families
Design: Client Report (opens in a new tab) (2022, Cape Town); my reports combine maps, status, goals, and the plans to achieve them; skills of analysis and production • video (Loom)
Coaching: Behavioral Change (2022, Utah); I help people change behavior for the results they seek, this family (opens in a new tab) is no exception; skills of training and analysis • video (YouTube)
Interventions: Lifestyle Management (2019, Los Angeles); I’ve helped celebrities and entrepreneurs reset their environments in person; skills of profiling and planning
My skills demonstrated working with professionals and companies
Production: Education Products (since 2017); I produce (opens in a new tab) education products from start to finish, in-house or directly; skills of production and management • video (Loom)
Consulting: Strategic Advice (opens in a new tab) (since 2023); I help others focus on what matters most and accelerate their development; skills of profiling and analysis • video (YouTube)
Training: Enterprise Productivity (since 2017); I help companies, big (opens in a new tab) or small (opens in a new tab), maximize employee health and performance; skills of teaching and training • videos (YouTube)
