# North Star
North Star is the guiding aim that keeps a [[System|system]] oriented.
## Meaning
In Joe's Mynd, the north star is [[Well-being]].
The system should help beings exist more well.
If a tool, note, project, practice, offer, workflow, or source stops serving well-being, it should be simplified, paused, redirected, or removed.
## Source Of Meaning
This note is grounded in [[The Well-being System]], [[Well-being]], [[Health]], and Joe's statement that well-being is the core value underneath the work.
## Relationship Over Time
This note should stay simple.
It should be used when the system starts optimizing for complexity, status, attention, or productivity instead of well-being.
## Links
- [[The Well-being System]]
- [[Well-being]]
- [[Health]]
- [[Purpose]]
- [[Mission]]
- [[System]]
## Tensions
A north star can become vague if it is not tied to action and result.
## Question
Is this still serving well-being?