LIPS + CARE: Your Superhuman Digital Second Brain
- Administrator MAGIC 365
- Sep 22
- 8 min read
Updated: Oct 1
Unlocking Your Potential: The LIPS Framework for Success in the AI Era
A U365 5MTS Microlearning 5 MINUTES TO SUCCESS LIPS Presentation |
Life - Interests - Projects - System
Every day, our brains face an avalanche of information: emails, social media, meetings, documents, notifications, and courses. While the digital era empowers us, it can also overwhelm us. How can we organize files and data on our computers, tablets, and smartphones to prevent clutter and make information easier to find anytime, anywhere? How should we take notes during meetings or lectures? How can we manage our tasks and priorities for successful project management? How do we get things done without feeling overwhelmed?
University 365 created LIPS (Life-Interests-Projects-System) and its engine CARE (Collect–Action Plan–Review–Execute) to solve this paradox.
Unlike classical productivity frameworks, LIPS does more than organize files and tasks. Combined with the power of ULM (University 365 Life Management) framework, it structures your entire life. It blends personal aspirations, professional goals, and daily operations. Combined with the power of AI and Context Engineering structured in the UP Method (University 365 Prompting), all these techniques reveal themselves in one coherent Successful Life Operating System (SL-OS).
The Origins of LIPS
LIPS was invented by Alick Mouriesse and the research team of University 365 after years of grappling with information overload in modern professional and personal life.
The inspiration came from:
David Allen’s GTD (Getting Things Done) – focusing on capturing and clarifying tasks.
Tiago Forte’s PARA (Projects, Areas, Resources, Archives) – introducing a digital hierarchy.
Cal Newport’s Deep Work, James Clear’s Atomic Habits, and many of Andrew Huberman's neuroscience hacks.
But LIPS goes further. It integrates ULM (University 365 Life Management) into its “Life” pillar (the "L" of LIPS), ensuring balance across six major life domains: Body & Health, Mind & Spirit, Character & Emotions, Relationships, Career & Finance, and Quality of Life.
The Structure of LIPS (Life–Interests–Projects–System)
LIPS creates a Digital Second Brain by organizing information into the same, consistent four pillars for every digital device and tool you use:
Life – Powered by ULM (University 365 Life Management). This pillar concentrates on six essential domains of personal and professional life managed by the EVA engine (Explore–Visualize–Act). Example: Body and Health with topics like Nutrition and preventive health; Spirit and Mind with topics like Meditation and religion; Character and Emotions; Social and Love relationships to deal with Family and Friends; Career and Finance; and Quality of Life.
Interests – A library for all your interests, passions, and future opportunities. Example: AI research, photography, or sailing.
Projects – Split into Current and Past. Example: Launching a startup, planning a wedding, or publishing a book.
System – A category to deal with all tools and software that support your life and digital brain: IT, Computers, Mobile devices, Applications, Cloud services, etc.
To put it simply, implementing LIPS begins by applying the same folder hierarchy across all containers in your system. This includes files in the operating system, emails, notes, tasks, and more. The system must be consistent on the cloud.
But LIPS is also based on neuroscience. It reduces cognitive load and makes retrieval instant. Your brain knows exactly where to look. Additionally, LIPS uses an Information Process Management Engine called CARE (Collect - Action Plan - Review - Execute) to provide practical tips and tricks for daily, minute-to-minute control of everything.
The CARE Engine: Keeping Your LIPS Clean
CARE is the workflow engine that powers LIPS. It ensures every piece of information flows seamlessly from chaos to clarity:
Collect – Capture everything (email, notes, docs). “Whatever happens, LIPS it or lose it!”
Action-Plan – If it takes less than 5 minutes, do it. If longer, schedule it (Outlook/To-Do). “Do it or Schedule it!”
Review – Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly check-ins. “Review it and Reschedule it!”
Execute – Work at the right time, respecting energy rhythms. “Do it on Time!”
This cycle prevents procrastination, keeps commitments visible, and avoids the digital clutter that kills efficiency.
LIPS + CARE vs. Other Systems
LIPS outperforms most of the organization systems you may know:
PARA (by Tiago Forte): PARA is powerful but limited to information storage. It lacks integration with life goals and habits.
GTD (by David Allen): GTD is task-centric but often overwhelms with endless lists.
LIPS is holistic: it merges productivity, life design, and neuroscience. It is not just about “getting things done,” but about getting the right things done while living the life you want.
For example, PARA may archive your travel notes. LIPS goes further by linking them to your Life/Quality of Life → Travel, and connecting it with Projects (next holiday) and System (budgeting app).
Implementing LIPS Day to Day
Step 1: Create Your LIPS Containers
Start by creating your LIPS containers across all platforms, especially in the Cloud. This includes your file system on your computer and/or mobile devices, mail client, note-taking app, agenda, to-do list, etc. Replicate the four-pillar folder hierarchy in everything. Create the subfolders accordingly.
Step 2: Run the CARE Engine Daily
Start your morning by collecting inboxes, action-planning tasks, reviewing priorities, and then executing in focus blocks (Pomodoro + Deep Work).
Step 3: Link Life with Projects
For example:
Life → Career & Finance → “Personal Brand”
Project → “LinkedIn Profile Redesign”
Interest → “AI in Personal Branding”
System → “Canva + OneNote Templates”
Suddenly, your personal growth, project tasks, and resources are seamlessly aligned.
Successful Life Operating System (SL-OS)
The Synergy: LIPS + ULM + AI + UP Method
University 365 created an original and innovative ecosystem where:
ULM (Life Management + EVA) ensures your Life pillar is intentional and holistic.
LIPS + CARE organizes everything into your Digital Second Brain in the Cloud with every tool (emails, calendar, notes, to-do, etc.).
AI (UCopilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, etc.) acts as assistants inside this system to guide you and provide you with the best personalized answers.
UP Method provides structured prompting and Context Engineering for AI, ensuring clarity, consistency, and personalization, respecting all categories of your LIPS.
Imagine you have collected and stored all your health information in your LIPS system under the "Life / Body and Health / Preventive Health and Curative Health" subfolders. Your LIPS now holds your latest bloodwork, imagery, medical prescriptions, and more—everything scanned, labeled, and immediately accessible in your digital second brain. No more mess-ups; you know exactly where to go to complete or retrieve information.
Thanks to the EVA engine and CARE information process engine, you know when to update your medical exams, take your medicines, or ask for clarification. The best part is the UP-Context file, which you can give to any AI of your choice. This file contains all the data needed to guide you or tailor answers specifically to your case.
You can then use AI and specific "LIFE" AI Agents, already trained on your UP-Context data files stored in your LIPS second brain, to ask simple yet effective questions, like: "Can I take that particular medicine occasionally with the heart problems I have and considering my last bloodwork results?"
Eventually, the AI system will provide a perfect, personalized answer, considering all the detailed information you have stored, such as your physical condition, medications, latest bloodwork, prescriptions, and more. This works for everything, from personal to professional aspects of your life.
It’s extremely powerful. It literally transforms you into a Superhuman.
Example Workflow
Collect notes about a career idea in LIPS → Life → Career.
Use CARE to plan a project around it.
Ask you favorite AI like UCopilot (AI), Microsoft Copilot, Anthropic Claude, or OpenAI ChatGPT with a UP-compliant prompt and relevant UP-CONTEXT, UP-PERSONA, and UP-ROLES files attached: “Adopt the role of Career Coach. Based on my LIPS file, suggest 3 actionable steps to position me for a promotion.”
Store AI output in your LIPS system under the right container.
This integration turns LIPS into a Life OS (Operating System)—a Successful Life Operating System (SL-OS) that adapts as AI and life evolve.
ULM + EVA at University 365
Start Your Superhuman Journey Now
At University 365, every learner, whether degree-seeking or lifelong, is invited to apply ULM and EVA in their everyday lives.
Build your ULM plan across all six life areas
Use the EVA cycle monthly to set and review goals
Get support from U.Copilot, your AI mentor
Organize your goals inside LIPS, your digital second brain
Track your progress with the CARE method
Add U365 5 Minutes To Success (5M2S) publications (See INSIDE) to your daily routine. With just 30 minutes a week, you can elevate your entire life. To achieve a certification, diploma, or university degree, dedicate 2 hours each day.
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Because success in the AI era is about knowing more, but also about living better.
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