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The Ternary Plot

A one-page ternary plot — the triangle for choices with exactly three ingredients. Each row is one point, and its three numbers are normalised to 100% before being placed inside the field: more of the first component pulls it toward the top corner, more of the second pulls it toward the bottom-left, and more of the third pulls it toward the bottom-right. That makes it ideal for patterns that disappear in a table: months in a 50/30/20 budget, meals across protein/carbs/fat, investments across stocks/bonds/cash, project time across build/review/admin, or weeks split between work/rest/play. Put several points on the same triangle and the cluster tells you the habit immediately — stable near the centre, drifting toward one corner, or scattered because the mix is not under control. Unlike a pie chart, which shows one composition at a time, a ternary plot lets many three-part compositions share one page without multiplying charts. Type three corner names, then list each point as a label and three values; raw amounts and percentages both work because every row scales itself. Leave it blank to print the triangle and mark the points by hand.

Best for: Comparing many three-part mixes at once — budget needs/wants/savings, macros, portfolio splits, or work/rest/play — as points inside one triangular field.
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A ternary plot is the triangle for choices with exactly three ingredients. Each point is one row, and its three numbers are normalised to 100% before being placed inside the field: more of the first component pulls it toward the top corner, more of the second pulls it left, and more of the third pulls it right. That makes it perfect for patterns that disappear in a table — months in a 50/30/20 budget, meals across protein/carbs/fat, investments across stocks/bonds/cash, or weeks split between work/rest/play. Put several points on the same triangle and the cluster tells you the habit: stable near the centre, drifting toward one corner, or scattered because the mix is not under control. Leave it blank to print the triangle and mark points by hand.

How it works

Name three corners — for example Needs, Wants, Savings.
One point per line — Label | a, b, c.
Rows scale themselves — raw numbers or percents both work.

Landscape, one page. Up to 16 points.

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Step 01

Name the mix.

What the three corners represent — a budget split, macro balance, portfolio allocation, or the shape of a week.

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Step 02

Set the three corners.

Use three comma-separated names. The first corner is the top, the second is bottom-left, and the third is bottom-right.

Components

Step 03

List each point.

One point per line, up to 16 — a label, then |, then three values. Each row is scaled to its own total, so Month | 50, 30, 20 and Month | 500, 300, 200 land in the same place.

Points — one per line, "Label | a, b, c"

One point per line, like Month | 50, 30, 20 — a label and three positive values.

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