> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://guide.mylifenote.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Tune your mentors
> Two dials shape every reply you get — what your mentors know about you, and the tone they take.
Two things decide how a mentor answers you. **Who they think you are**, and **the tone you asked for.** Both are yours to set, and both take about a minute.
## About You
Your mentors respond to what you write in an entry — but they respond better when they know the shape of your life around it.
**About You** is a short note you write once, in **Settings → About You**. Share anything you'd want a wise mentor to know: your life situation, what you're going through, what matters to you.
> e.g. "I'm a 30-year-old teacher going through a career change..."
It costs you two sentences and changes every reply you get afterward. A mentor who knows you are three months into caring for a parent reads "I'm exhausted" very differently from one who doesn't.
**If you have an accessibility need, write it here.** Life Note treats it as a hard constraint, not a preference — a mentor who knows you are blind will stop suggesting that you look at something.
Update it when your life turns. It is a living note, not a form you filled in at signup.
## Guidance Modes — the same wisdom, three tones
Your mentors can speak in different ways depending on what you need. The wisdom doesn't change—but how it's delivered does.
Life Note offers three Guidance Modes. Each one shapes how your mentors respond to your journal entries and conversations.
**Where to find it:** Settings → Guidance Mode
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## The three modes
**Authentic wisdom, mentor's natural voice**
This is the default. Your mentors speak as themselves—with their characteristic style, metaphors, and emphasis. Marcus Aurelius sounds like Marcus Aurelius. Rumi sounds like Rumi.
**Warm encouragement, gentle compassion**
When you're hurting, sometimes you need tenderness first. Healer mode softens the delivery—more reassurance, more patience, more recognition that you're doing the best you can.
**Direct challenge, accountable truth**
When you need a push or need to be held accountable. Warrior mode offers less hand-holding and more directness. The kind of truth that might sting—but might be exactly what you need to hear.
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## When to use each mode
There's no "right" mode. Different moments call for different approaches.
**Seeker** works well for:
* Everyday journaling
* Exploring ideas without a specific emotional need
* When you want the authentic voice of your mentor
**Healer** works well for:
* Processing grief or loss
* Moments of self-doubt
* When you're exhausted and need kindness first
* Recovery from failure
**Warrior** works well for:
* When you're stuck in avoidance
* Making difficult decisions you've been postponing
* Breaking patterns you know aren't serving you
* When comfort has become a trap
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## Switching modes
Tap the profile icon, then Settings
You'll see all three options with descriptions
Your choice is saved immediately
Your Guidance Mode affects all mentor responses going forward. Previous conversations remain unchanged.
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## A note on Warrior mode
Warrior mode isn't meant to be harsh for its own sake. It's designed for moments when you've asked for accountability—when you need someone to cut through your excuses and help you face what you're avoiding.
If you find yourself consistently resisting Warrior mode, that resistance might be worth examining. Or it might mean you need more Healer time first.
You know yourself best. The mode is just a tool.
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## The mentor still matters
Guidance Mode shapes the tone, but your mentor's fundamental perspective doesn't change. A Stoic in Healer mode is still a Stoic. A mystic in Warrior mode is still a mystic.
Think of it like volume or temperature—an adjustment to how the message arrives, not a replacement of the message itself.