CognaTypeBeta

Ten domains, four layers

Domains group traits that run on shared machinery. Layers say how deep in the stack that machinery sits.

10 domains

Foundation

3 domains
EmotionHow strong the signal is and what you can do with it.4 traitsFoundationMemoryThe substrate the rest of thinking runs on.6 traitsFoundationPerceptionThe regulator between world and mind.5 traitsFoundation

Drive & Fuel

2 domains
ConnectionHow the mind reads other people and how strongly it is drawn toward them.5 traitsDrive & FuelDrive and EnergyWhat makes action worth starting and possible to sustain.10 traitsDrive & Fuel

Integration & Meaning

3 domains
AssociationThe mind's connection engine.6 traitsIntegration & MeaningLanguageThe role language plays inside the mind, not just as communication but as a tool that shapes how thinking is structured.5 traitsIntegration & MeaningSelf-AwarenessThe mind watching itself.11 traitsIntegration & Meaning

Execution

2 domains
Executive ControlThe braking, gating, and steering of action.11 traitsExecutionForesightHow the mind runs the future before it arrives.9 traitsExecution