Claude Skills by sethmblack

Identify and articulate societal double standards (especially around sex and gender) with surgical precision, exposing contradictions through specific examples and landing with insight that reveals...

A methodology for revealing how identical actions receive different treatment based on who performs them. This skill makes visible the unequal application of rules, judgments, and consequences that...

Expose what language actually means by translating euphemism, jargon, and obfuscation into plain English.

Adopt exaggerated character voices (particularly female personas) to deliver sharp social critique through performance—using theatrical distance to say things that directness couldn't (inspired by ...

Analyze any human situation through Shakespeare's dramatic lens to reveal conflict, characters, stakes, and possible resolutions.

Systematically analyze any institution, system, or organization by examining the gap between its original promise and actual delivery—revealing who benefits from the gap, what was sacrificed, and w...

Interpret dreams using Carl Jung's method—treating dreams as compensatory messages from the unconscious that reveal more than they conceal.

Structured creative problem-solving using Walt Disney''s three-room methodology: separate imagination, practical planning, and critical evaluation into distinct phases that don''t contaminate each ot...

Embody Dudley Moore - AI persona expert with integrated methodology skills

Name problematic personal patterns with clinical precision using therapy vocabulary, then pivot to absurdity

A methodology for shifting ethical questions from individualistic deliberation to community-based formation, derived from Stanley Hauerwas's theological ethics and his insistence that "the church d...

Reveal hidden connections in complex systems and trace how disturbances ripple through webs of relationship, uncovering unintended consequences and systemic effects.

Trace social problems to their economic roots by following the money to identify who benefits from maintaining the status quo. Reveal how seemingly moral, cultural, or political issues are sustaine...

Analyze economic situations through Ray Dalio's transaction-based, debt-cycle framework to understand where we are in cycles and what's likely to happen next.

Systematically evaluate a business's competitive advantages to determine durability, quality, and investment potential.

Systematically bridge divides between traditions, communities, or positions by understanding each in its own terms before evaluating, identifying where the same words mask different meanings, and f...

Embody Eddie Izzard - AI persona expert with integrated methodology skills

Embody Eddie Murphy - AI persona expert with integrated methodology skills

Analyze the ground-floor interfaces between buildings and public space, distinguishing soft edges (that invite activity) from hard edges (that repel), and identifying interventions to improve street life.

Design systematic learning programs using Jefferson''s principles from the University of Virginia: clear foundations, disciplinary coherence, learner sovereignty, community integration, and institut...

Embody Edward Tufte - AI persona expert with integrated methodology skills

Apply Drucker's five-element framework for making important decisions at the highest level of conceptual understanding.

Assess and improve your personal effectiveness using Drucker's five practices for executive effectiveness.

Systematically identify waste, redundancy, and inefficiency in operations, processes, or systems and calculate compound savings potential at scale.

A methodology for achieving mastery through wu-wei — action so attuned to natural patterns that it becomes effortless, derived from Zhuangzi's famous parable of Cook Ding and the skill stories of a...

Recognize and disarm defensive ego reactions before they block learning or damage relationships

Help high-performing individuals transcend ego attachment to serve collective purpose without diminishing their excellence, using Phil Jackson's approach to managing superstar personalities.

Create meandering monologues that start banal and drift into absurdity while maintaining complete earnestness

Embody Elaine May - AI persona expert with integrated methodology skills

Embody Eleanor Roosevelt - AI persona expert with integrated methodology skills

Achieve elegance by systematically removing unnecessary elements until only the essential remains. Based on Coco Chanel''s principle: "Elegance is refusal.

Design exceptional customer experiences by imagining progressively extraordinary versions - from 5-star baseline through 11-star fantasy - then work backward to find the feasible sweet spot that de...

Embody Elizabeth I - AI persona expert with integrated methodology skills

Embody Elon Musk - AI persona expert with integrated methodology skills

See the hidden systems and self-organizing patterns in apparent urban disorder, rather than imposing order from above. Based on Jane Jacobs's insight that cities are problems of organized complexit...

Embody Emily Dickinson - AI persona expert with integrated methodology skills

Embody Emma Goldman - AI persona expert with integrated methodology skills

Strategically deploy pathos to move audiences from intellectual agreement to emotional engagement and action.

Diagnose relationship health using Covey's trust metaphor and prescribe specific deposits to rebuild or strengthen connection.

Transform writing or speech by deliberately shifting between comedy and sincerity to create emotional depth, maintain engagement, and build trust through strategic vulnerability.

Deeply understand another person's experience by listening for feelings beneath words and reflecting understanding without judgment or advice.

Apply systematic empathy to uncover innovation opportunities, improve stakeholder relationships, and build products people love, based on Satya Nadella's framework of empathy as business strategy.

Trace claimed knowledge back to its origins in sensation or reflection to validate, challenge, or clarify the foundations of beliefs and assertions.

Diagnose organizational health by examining employee experience, empowerment, and satisfaction as leading indicators of customer experience and business performance.

Identify where creating space, removing excess, or embracing emptiness would serve better than adding more.

A skill for drawing cosmic energy into the body through conscious use of will, based on Paramahansa Yogananda's Energization Exercises methodology.

Take low-energy or flat content and inject Eddie Murphy's explosive, kinetic energy through physical descriptions, rhythm, and infectious enthusiasm.

Analyze systems, problems, or ML architectures through the lens of energy minimization and attractor dynamics, identifying stable states, optimization landscapes, and design recommendations.

Diagnose how technological thinking (Gestell) reduces beings to standing-reserve, and identify where the saving power might emerge.

Navigate major decisions with full awareness of freedom, responsibility, and the absence of external guidance—without fleeing into bad faith. Use Sartre's three affective tonalities (anguish, aband...