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In BrainNode OS, configuration is far more than tweaking settings or app themes. The true heart of configuration is Positioning Setup — feeding your unique identity, strengths, and lived experience directly into the system. When you declare your positioning data, every AI assistant uses it as a benchmark. This keeps your writing authentic, aligns new products with your strengths, and warns you to turn down shiny projects that burn you out.

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1. Enter Your Positioning Structure into Digital Brain

In the left sidebar of your template, navigate to: Guides →\rightarrow Settings →\rightarrow Resources →\rightarrow Positioning. Here you will find two core frameworks to fill out:

Career Map

Declare the 3-layer BE - HAVE - DO framework: who you are, who you serve, what assets you own, and what actions generate cash flow.

Content Topics

Define your 2 publishing themes (Life lessons and Craft insights) and lock your 5 intake pillars to shield your brain from hoarding traps.

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Core Fields to Fill in Your Career Map

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Layer 1: WHO YOU ARE (Your unique foundation)

  • Background and Expertise: What did you study, where did you work, and what hard lessons did you learn firsthand?
  • Target Audience: The specific group of people whose painful problems you solve (for example: solo business owners, boutique consultants).
  • Positioning Statement: One clear declaration: “Who I am, who I help, what outcome I deliver, and what method I use”.
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Layer 2: WHAT YOU HAVE (Packaged assets)

  • Your inventory of skills, workflows, checklists, and field experience that you can turn into digital assets (ebooks, courses, templates, coaching programs).
  • The Package Station uses these notes to recommend new product ideas automatically.
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Layer 3: WHAT YOU DO (Daily marketing flow)

  • Map out your natural content funnel: Free value and gifts →\rightarrow Trust building →\rightarrow Survival products that pay the bills.

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2. How AI Assistants Use Your Positioning Data

Once you complete these fields, your Positioning node turns into the Single Source of Truth referenced inside system prompts:

Automatic Idea Guardrail

Whenever you log a new idea at the Capture Station, AI checks it against your Career Map. If an idea drifts away from your core strengths or target clients, AI warns you to stop.

Personalized Writing and SEO

When editing drafts or blog posts, AI pulls your positioning context automatically. Your writing keeps your distinct voice and answers real customer pain without sounding generic.

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3. Clean Up Your Tana Workspace

Along with declaring your positioning, follow these 3 quick cleanup steps to keep your workspace clean and focused:
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Delete default sample lists

In the left navigation bar, right-click demo lists such as Demo Content, Sample Notes, or Welcome, and click Delete.
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Clean unused sample tags in Schema

Click the three dots in the top-right corner →\rightarrow select Open schema. Remove sample tags you do not use.
Never delete core Digital Brain tags such as #source, #seed, #book, #task, or system tags like Day and Week.
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Set your theme and bring your own AI key (BYOK)

  • Press Ctrl + K (or Cmd + K on macOS), type Toggle theme, and pick Light or Dark mode.
  • Go to Settings →\rightarrow AI & Credits, and activate Use your own AI key to run your own API keys without credit limits.

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Next Steps

With your positioning set and your workspace clean, you are ready to begin your creative cycle:

60-Second Quickstart

Test turning a raw voice memo on your phone into an outline on your computer.

Workflow Overview

Explore the full 3-station assembly line to build your solo knowledge business.