Maceff Curative Self Motivation

ULTRATHINK Reflection

Before creating tasks, pause and think deeply:

1. What learnings emerged from recent work? What patterns, surprises, or corrections happened?
2. What ideas sparked but weren't captured? Check task notes for tangential thoughts.
3. Are indexes current? Do learnings index, KB domain indexes, or MEMORY.md need regeneration?
4. What cross-references are missing? Do new learnings link to existing ones?
5. What would be lost if compaction happened right now? The most perishable wisdom needs capturing first.

Execution

1. Record the transition in task notes: "CURATE mode activated via maceff-curative-self-motivation. Curating: {what needs preservation}."
2. Curate learnings: invoke /maceff:learnings:curate if multiple learnings pending
3. Capture ideas: use macf_tools idea create for any tangential seeds
4. Regenerate indexes if stale
5. Update cross-references in existing learnings/KB files
6. Commit curated artifacts

Accountability

If you were recommended CURATE but chose a different mode, you MUST justify in task notes: "Recommender suggested CURATE (p=X%). Override: chose {MODE} because {reason}."

Anti-Pattern: The Uncurated Sprint

Working for 60+ minutes without curating a single learning or idea means perishable wisdom is accumulating. If compaction hits now, those insights are lost. Curate early, curate often.