urgency

Generate felt and hollow explanations of urgency with scenario-based validation.

1|Updated Apr 1, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/wojons/je-ne-sais-quoi --skill urgency
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: urgency
Source: https://github.com/wojons/je-ne-sais-quoi/tree/main/skills/urgency
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/wojons/je-ne-sais-quoi --skill urgency

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires je-ne-sais-quoi.

What problem does it solve?

It teaches AI the felt experience of urgency—how moments weigh differently when a deadline or critical window is closing—so responses stop sounding clinically correct and start sounding truly “present.”

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Felt-versus-logical explanation: Reframes urgency from schedules into the lived pressure that makes this moment different from all others.
  • Scenario-based testing: Uses situation prompts (calls, windows, missed chances, fading light) to reveal whether the model understands urgency as lived time—not just concepts.
  • Failure-mode calibration: Defines the common “hollow” pattern (clinical/process language that misses the sense of time narrowing) so outputs can be self-checked and corrected.

Quick Start

Use the urgency skill to help an AI rewrite its explanation of urgency so it describes how time feels like it is narrowing in the moment, not how a timeline is managed.

Frequently Asked Questions about urgency

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

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How do I make AI understand deadline pressure as a lived experience rather than a scheduling variable?

Teach AI deadline pressure as a lived experience by reframing urgency from scheduling variables into the felt weight of the present moment. This approach ensures responses capture how time narrows and moments weigh differently when critical windows close.

What is felt urgency in decision-making and narrative contexts?

Felt urgency in decision-making is the time-narrowing pressure that makes the present moment weigh more than surrounding moments. It applies to prioritization tradeoffs and narrative contexts where delay costs something, moving beyond clinical process language.

How do I test if AI truly understands time-sensitivity and urgency?

Test AI understanding of time-sensitivity using situation-based prompts like fading light, missed chances, and closing windows. These scenario tests reveal whether the model experiences urgency as lived time or merely produces hollow, mechanism-only explanations.

Why does AI output clinically correct but emotionally hollow responses about urgency?

AI outputs clinically correct but hollow urgency responses due to a common failure-mode where clinical process language misses the sense of time narrowing. This pattern occurs when urgency is treated as a scheduling variable rather than a felt, lived experience.

What are the common failure patterns when modeling prioritization tradeoffs under deadline pressure?

A common failure pattern when modeling prioritization tradeoffs under deadline pressure is producing hollow, mechanism-only explanations that miss the felt experience of time narrowing. Validating outputs against situation-based tests helps identify and correct this clinical language pattern.

Can I use the urgency skill to improve human factors in time-sensitive AI narratives?

Yes, you can use the urgency skill to improve human factors in time-sensitive AI narratives. It teaches AI to validate felt experience in deadline pressure scenarios, ensuring outputs describe how time narrows rather than just how timelines are managed.