Meta skill for life focus areas. Check alignment, surface neglected areas, connect work to priorities.
Meta skill for working with life focus areas.
Located in ${VAULT_FOCUS}/. For current status and priorities, load ${PROGRESSIVE_CURRENT}.
Read the user's focus area files to discover their specific focuses. Each focus note contains priorities, vision, and action items.
When user proposes something new:
User: "I'm thinking of starting a blog"
1. Which focus(es) does this serve?
→ [Career focus] (public presence)
→ [Learning focus] (crystallize learning)
2. Does it compete with higher priorities?
→ Check current focus status in notes
3. Honest assessment:
→ "Serves 2 focuses well. BUT: you already have 17 projects.
Is this higher priority than [existing commitment]?"
Check which focuses haven't had attention:
1. Read each focus note's "reviewed" date
2. Check for recent activity (projects, events, notes)
3. Flag focuses with:
- 30+ days since review
- No active projects
- No upcoming events/commitments
For reviews or when feeling off:
Rate each focus (1-5) on recent investment:
| Focus | Investment | Notes |
|-------|------------|-------|
| [Focus 1] | 4 | Active projects |
| [Focus 2] | 5 | Strong momentum |
| [Focus 3] | 2 | Habits slipping |
| [Focus 4] | 3 | Some attention |
| [Focus 5] | 1 | Neglected |
→ "[Focus 3] and [Focus 5] are underinvested"
When facing a choice:
Questions to ask:
1. Which focus does this serve?
2. Is that focus currently neglected or over-served?
3. What's the opportunity cost to other focuses?
4. Does this align with current season/priorities?
Output: Clear recommendation with reasoning
Each focus note contains:
Before advising, load ${PROGRESSIVE_CURRENT} for quick status, then read the relevant focus note(s) from ${VAULT_FOCUS}/ for full current context.