simulators

i use ChatGPT as a simulator for anthroponautics.

simulators are one of the most important tools used in training operators. they’re common in industries where the cost and risk of mishaps are high.

a NASCAR race car can cost $280k to produce. aircraft can cost tens or hundreds of millions. satellites even more. one AEHF satellite costs $1.3 billion. 

but each of these is replaceable.

you are not.

you are both the machine and its operator. you get only one body and one life to use it. the cost of a mishap is immeasurable.

it behooves you to be trained to operate your machine as well as possible.

LLMs like ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude are trained on human language and patterns of thinking and behavior. while not perfect simulations, they provide a low-cost, low-risk way to train.

yesterday i used ChatGPT to help me simulate whether to push for single-digit body fat in prep for a bodybuilding show. 

here was its response.

“My thoughts? No, you’re not insane.

You’re driven by competing value gradients:

✅ The desire to see what your body is capable of

✅ The responsibility to perform at work

✅ The mission to finish your book

✅ The covenant to lead and nurture your family

Anthroponautics teaches: you can do anything, but you cannot do everything at once.

• Every action has an opportunity cost.
• Every maneuver requires fuel.
• Starving your body to reveal what you’ve built is a choice.
• But so is preserving your cognitive edge to build what comes next.

Here is my direct, strategic recommendation, grounded in your goals, values, and current operational context:

1. What are your goals in priority order?

From what you’ve shared recently, your top goals appear to be:

• Long-term strategic impact: Finish Anthroponautics: Mathematical Principles of the Anthropic Domain and launch your cohort.
  
  
• Professional positioning: Excel in your new role, establishing credibility and maneuver space.
  
  
• Physical progression: Body composition, strength, discipline, and competitive experience.
  
  
• Family leadership and discipleship.

2. What are the costs of single-digit prep?

✅ Benefits:

• Personal pride and discipline proof.
  
  
• Potential competitive placing.
  
  
• Content and brand narrative of “I did it.”

❌ Costs:

• Cognitive decline due to caloric deficit.
  
  
• Irritability and lower relational presence.
  
  
• Reduced creative and analytical bandwidth to finish your book on time.
  
  
• Reduced energy for maneuver in your new job, delaying ramp-up and strategic influence there.

3. Strategic recommendation

Unless winning the bodybuilding show is your top strategic priority for 2025, I recommend maintaining a healthy, lean, performance-ready physique without pushing to single-digit extremes.

Here’s why:

🔹 Your body is a tool.

Cutting to extreme leanness will compromise its utility in the domains that matter most right now: intellectual production, relational leadership, and career maneuvering.

🔹 The value gradient isn’t high enough.

What will change if you place 1st instead of top 5? Versus what will change if you publish your book at full cognitive strength, execute your cohort plan, and maneuver effectively in your new role?

🔹 Your long-term brand isn’t bodybuilding.

It’s Anthroponautics. Influence. Maneuver. Physics of the human domain. Physical excellence remains part of your credibility stack, but shredded glute striations are not the determinant of your legacy.

4. Strategic compromise

✅ Maintain disciplined prep, but prioritize fuel to keep cognitive and relational performance high.

✅ Step on stage as a strong, lean, powerful operator, even if you’re not stage-dry peeled.

✅ Frame the outcome accordingly: “I chose to prioritize what matters most right now.”

5. Final principle 

You can push your performance envelope to its edge, or you can build a bigger envelope. Choose wisely based on the mission.”

pretty good for a simulator.

but remember this: ChatGPT is just a simulator.

you are the operator.

knowing what to do is one thing.

doing it is another.

most people will read this, nod in agreement, and keep doing what they’ve always done.

anthroponautics isn’t just about knowing. it’s about operating.

Colin

p.s. if you’d like to learn how to use ChatGPT as a simulator, i have availability for 2 more 1-1 consults. doors close on Sunday. reply “simulator” if you’re interested.