FIELD NOTES #012
Anchor Focus: Surroundings
Surroundings are the sixth Anchor in The Compass.
Not just walls and furniture.
But rhythms. Inputs. Relationships.
The atmosphere you live in, scroll in, eat in, and pray in.
And here’s the thing most men miss: Environments don’t ask for permission.
They shape you by default.
They whisper the same message every day—until you start believing it.
You will eventually conform to the environment you live in, or you will leave it.
Discipline is not superhuman.
It’s structural.
It’s what happens when you build an environment that makes good choices the path of least resistance.
That means:
Curating your physical space
Setting boundaries on digital input
Redesigning your routine
Weekly Compass Question
What environments am I currently immersed in and how are they shaping me, silently?
Trail Task
Audit your daily terrain.
Pick one space - your room, your car, your phone - and reset it.
Declutter. Simplify. Signal who you’re becoming.
Make it impossible to forget your standards.
You cannot become a new man in an old environment.
At some point, your surroundings must rise to meet your standards.
Make your environment do the heavy lifting.
So even when your willpower fades, your system holds.
Until next time -
Engage. Adapt. Overcome.
- Remy