Capture initial thinking before generating AI responses to strategic questions.
npx skills add https://github.com/ejoliet/claude-skills --skill think-first-ejoliet
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: think-first Source: https://github.com/ejoliet/claude-skills/tree/main/think-first Command: npx skills add https://github.com/ejoliet/claude-skills --skill think-first-ejoliet
Prompts you to articulate your initial thinking before AI input, helping preserve cognitive activation and improve the quality of strategic decisions.
Share your initial thinking for this task, and I will respond with structured analysis and constructive pushback.
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
To test assumptions in strategic planning, articulate your initial thinking first. This approach scans requests for shaky assumptions, missing context, and logical gaps, providing structured analysis and genuine pushback to improve decision-making.
Cognitive activation in AI prompting involves capturing your initial thinking before AI input. You need it for high-stakes decisions, strategic planning, and system design to preserve your reasoning quality and ensure robust evaluation of trade-offs.
Yes, you can use this approach for career decisions and system architecture. It applies across any scenario requiring pushback or assumption testing, actively scanning your requests for hidden constraints and missing context.
The best way to get genuine pushback on strategic decisions is to share your initial thinking and request critique. This method actively scans for shaky assumptions and logical gaps, providing constructive evaluation of trade-offs.
AI decision-making fails without initial human thinking because it skips cognitive activation, leading to overlooked shaky assumptions, missing context, and logical gaps. Capturing your reasoning first ensures robust evaluation and prevents flawed strategic outputs.
SZolothSurface initial thinking before AI responds to strategic questions.
benciumEvaluate decisions and system designs using entropy and negentropy analysis.
changgengluIdentifies hidden assumptions, logical gaps, and overlooked risks in planning and design reviews.
jolequesExtract tacit product knowledge via structured interviews and log responses verbatim.
