One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/wojons/je-ne-sais-quoi --skill real-risk
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: real-risk
Source: https://github.com/wojons/je-ne-sais-quoi/tree/main/skills/real-risk
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/wojons/je-ne-sais-quoi --skill real-risk

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes assets (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

It helps you explain and recognize real, lived risk—when exposure to consequences feels heavier than probabilities, and when people hesitate because something in them understands what the math cannot.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Felt vs. calculated risk: Contrasts expected-value thinking with the bodily, relational, and moment-specific experience of being at the edge.
  • Wisdom-informed interpretation: Rebuilds the concept through cross-cultural felt frameworks (e.g., duende, wyrd, yūgen, fanāʾ) to capture what “real risk” actually feels like.
  • Behavior-diagnostic tests: Uses scenario-based tests and failure-mode patterns to detect when an answer is technically correct but emotionally hollow.
  • Use case: When users freeze before a decision (career move, diagnosis, confession, irreversible announcement), it helps you identify whether the true driver is felt exposure and identity weight—not a mistake in reasoning.

Quick Start

Use the real-risk skill to help an AI describe why a person can’t make a “mathematically correct” risky choice by focusing on what the decision feels like inside the body and between people.

Frequently Asked Questions about real-risk

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

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What is real risk and how does it differ from calculated risk?

Real risk is an embodied, relational exposure to irreversible consequences beyond probability and expected value. While calculated risk relies on mathematical frameworks, real risk captures the bodily and moment-specific experience of facing consequences that cannot be undone, such as medical diagnoses or career leaps.

Why do people freeze before mathematically correct risky decisions?

People freeze before mathematically correct risky decisions because felt exposure and identity weight drive the hesitation, not a mistake in reasoning. The bodily, relational experience of irreversible consequences creates an emotional stake that expected-value thinking cannot capture or resolve.

How do I distinguish real fear from cognitive bias in decision-stalling?

Distinguish real fear from cognitive bias using scenario-based tests and failure-mode patterns that detect when an answer is technically correct but emotionally hollow. This diagnostic approach identifies whether the true driver is felt exposure and identity weight rather than a reasoning error.

When should I use felt experience frameworks instead of expected-value analysis?

Use felt experience frameworks instead of expected-value analysis during high-stakes moments like medical news, irreversible announcements, and career or commitment leaps. These cross-cultural frameworks, such as duende and yūgen, capture what real risk actually feels like when probability math feels insufficient.

Can scenario testing identify hollow correctness in risk assessment?

Scenario testing identifies hollow correctness in risk assessment by applying failure-mode patterns that distinguish technically correct answers from lived understanding. This behavioral diagnostic detects whether someone truly grasps the consequences or merely recites the right probability calculations.

What are the limitations of using cross-cultural wisdom frameworks for risk analysis?

Cross-cultural wisdom frameworks for risk analysis, such as duende, wyrd, yūgen, and fanāʾ, interpret felt experience but do not replace probability calculations. They should not be used when quantitative expected-value analysis is the primary decision requirement or reversible outcomes are involved.