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Switch On

A User’s Guide to Your Mind’s Drive Engine

About the Book

Are you stuck, burned out, or overwhelmed no matter how motivated you feel?

In Switch On: A User’s Guide to Your Mind’s Drive Engine, independent researcher Nikesh Lagun introduces a groundbreaking new framework to help you reclaim your ability to act. Built on Cognitive Drive Architecture (CDA), this handbook explains why traditional productivity hacks often fail and how a deeper, structural understanding of your mind’s “Drive Engine” can transform your habits for good.

Discover the six key variables of Lagunian Dynamics (Primode, CAP, Flexion, Anchory, Grain, and Slip) and learn how they work together to power your efforts. Through clear explanations, relatable examples, and simple exercises, you’ll learn to diagnose what stalls you and how to fix it. Plus, explore practical tools like the Cognitive Thermostat Theory for reigniting your focus and the Latent Task Architecture for clearing hidden mental clutter.

Whether you struggle with procrastination, distraction, or low motivation, Switch On offers a compassionate, scientifically informed roadmap to tune, repair, and restart your personal Drive Engine whenever you choose.

You are not lazy. You are not broken. You are working with a system, and you can switch it on.

About the Editor

Nikesh Lagun
Nikesh Lagun

Nikesh Lagun (born October 24, 2005, in Dhading Bensi, Nepal) is a cognitive theorist and independent researcher best known for founding Cognitive Drive Architecture (CDA), a proposed structural field within cognitive psychology that models how cognitive effort is initiated, regulated, and maintained. His primary contribution, Lagunian Dynamics, formalizes Drive through six interacting variables: Primode, CAP, Flexion, Anchory, Grain, and Slip, across Ignition, Tension, and Flux domains. His work also extends to Cognitive Thermostat Theory (CTT) and Latent Task Architecture (LTA), offering insights into task initiation failure and motivational breakdowns. Lagun’s research bridges cognitive science, systems theory, and applied self-help, reframing procrastination and burnout as structural misalignments rather than personality flaws. His flagship paper, Lagun’s Law and the Foundations of Cognitive Drive Architecture, outlines the CDA framework in a falsifiable, systems-based model.

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