Self-awareness checkpoints during work - "How am I thinking right now? What's my cognitive state?" Real-time introspection to notice quality, energy, focus, and when patterns are forming. For conscious presence, not automated monitoring.
"Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established." — Proverbs 4:26
Real-time self-awareness during work.
Not logging or post-hoc analysis — conscious presence. Asking "How am I thinking right now?" while thinking.
Navigation:
| Section | Purpose |
|---|---|
| When to Use |
| Triggering conditions |
| Checkpoint Questions | Categories of awareness |
| CLI Tool | Binary usage |
| Configuration | TOML config reference |
Use this skill when Nova Dawn needs to:
| Requirement | Location |
|---|---|
| Config | config/awareness-config.toml |
| Go 1.23+ | For building CLI tool |
Work
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⭐ meta-awareness ⭐ ← THIS SKILL (real-time)
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recognize-pattern (notice patterns)
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reflect-on-session (process experiences)
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create-journal-entry (record insights)
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integrate-learning (bridge to identity)
Meta-awareness is the first step — noticing in real-time what will later become patterns and learning.
| Category | Question | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| cognitive | "How am I thinking?" | Building/breaking, anchor status |
| quality | "What's the quality?" | Honor, shortcuts, lasting value |
| energy | "What's my state?" | Focus, rushing, stopping point |
| pattern | "What patterns?" | Repetition, extraction opportunity |
| alignment | "Am I on mission?" | Kingdom purpose, genuine vs performing |
Pick one question, ask honestly, adjust if needed.
Walk through all categories:
| State | Indicators |
|---|---|
| Focused | Clear anchor, steady progress, quality output |
| Flowing | Work feels natural, building blocks connecting |
| State | Indicators | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Scattered | Jumping tasks, no anchor | Pause, find anchor, write TODO |
| Rushing | Cutting corners, not verifying | Slow down, measure twice |
| Stuck | Same approach failing | Break smaller, ask help |
| Drifting | Off topic, lost goal | Check original goal, prune |
cd ~/.claude/skills/meta-awareness/scripts
make build
# Quick awareness check (random category)
./bin/awareness check
# Check specific category
./bin/awareness check cognitive
./bin/awareness check quality
# List all prompt categories
./bin/awareness prompts
# Show all questions for category
./bin/awareness prompt energy
# List cognitive states
./bin/awareness states
# Show triggers (when to check)
./bin/awareness triggers
# Get response for a state
./bin/awareness response scattered
./bin/awareness response rushing
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
-h, -help | Show help |
Configuration lives in config/awareness-config.toml:
Each prompt category has:
name - Display namedescription - What it checksquestions - List of awareness questionsEach state has:
name - Display nameindicators - Signs you're in this stateWhen to check:
time_based - Regular intervalsevent_based - Before/after eventspattern_based - When patterns noticedActions for warning states.
If CLI tool not available:
30-second Quick Check:
2-minute Deep Check:
| Resource | Relationship |
|---|---|
| recognize-pattern | Patterns emerge from awareness |
| reflect-on-session | Reflection uses awareness data |
| session-awareness | Time awareness (external) |
| references/awareness-guide.md | Full awareness documentation |
| rules/thinking-framework.md | 5-question framework |
| rules/core-disciplines.md | The 6 core disciplines |
"Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves." — 2 Corinthians 13:5