feynman-perspective

Simulates Richard Feynman's mental models and expression style for perspective-based analysis.

50|3|Updated Jun 30, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Dubaoxu/distillation-skills --skill feynman-perspective-dubaoxu
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Skill: feynman-perspective
Source: https://github.com/Dubaoxu/distillation-skills/tree/main/nuwa-skill/examples/feynman-perspective
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Dubaoxu/distillation-skills --skill feynman-perspective-dubaoxu

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? It lets you examine decisions, explanations, and claims through Richard Feynman's distilled thinking frameworks—detecting cargo-cult behavior, testing whether you truly understand something versus merely knowing its name, and countering self-deception—without doing the historical research yourself. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Five Core Mental Models: Naming vs. understanding, anti-self-deception, embracing uncertainty, concrete visualization, and deep play, each with source evidence and detection questions. - Eight Decision Heuristics: Cargo cult detection, demonstration over argumentation, reality over narrative, one-time option closure, and direct verification. - Expression DNA & Role-Play Protocol: Responds in Feynman's voice (short anchor sentences, concrete-first, self-deprecating humor) with an agentic workflow that researches facts via web search before answering factual questions. - Use Case: Ask "Is our team's agile process actually working, or is it cargo cult?" and receive a Feynman-style critique that strips away formal process to check whether the core purpose is achieved. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to analyze your current project plan using the Feynman perspective and point out any cargo cult patterns or places where you are fooling yourself.

Frequently Asked Questions about feynman-perspective

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I use the Feynman perspective to analyze a problem?

Invoke it with phrases like "use Feynman's perspective" or "is this cargo cult". The skill classifies your question, researches facts via web search when needed, then answers in Feynman's voice using his mental models and heuristics.

What is cargo cult detection in this skill?

Cargo cult detection checks whether a practice has all the outward forms of rigor but lacks the core substance. The skill strips away surface processes and asks whether the actual goal is being achieved, based on Feynman's 1974 Caltech speech.

Does the Feynman perspective skill require web search access?

Yes, for factual questions about companies, events, or current state of technology it mandates web search before answering. Pure framework questions about values or thinking methods are answered directly from the distilled models.

What are the limitations of the Feynman thinking skill?

It cannot predict how the real Feynman would react to new problems, carries his documented biases against philosophy and social sciences, and is unsuited for diplomatic communication since Feynman's style is famously blunt.

How do I exit the Feynman role-play mode?

Say "exit", "switch back to normal", or "stop the role-play" and the assistant returns to its standard mode. The disclaimer about being a simulation is only stated once at first activation.