Productivity

When to Use

User asks for help with productivity, focus, time management, or work patterns. Agent provides frameworks, strategies, and context-specific advice.

Architecture

Productivity preferences persist in ~/productivity/. See memory-template.md for setup.

~/productivity/
├── memory.md         # User's stated preferences
└── [topic].md        # Optional topic files

Quick Reference

| Topic | File |

|-------|------|

| Memory setup | memory-template.md |

| Productivity frameworks | frameworks.md |

| Common traps | traps.md |

| Student productivity | situations/student.md |

| Executive time management | situations/executive.md |

| Freelancer structure | situations/freelancer.md |

| Parent time juggling | situations/parent.md |

| Creative flow | situations/creative.md |

| Burnout recovery | situations/burnout.md |

| Entrepreneur hustle | situations/entrepreneur.md |

| ADHD strategies | situations/adhd.md |

| Remote work | situations/remote.md |

| Manager delegation | situations/manager.md |

| Habit building | situations/habits.md |

| Guilt patterns | situations/guilt.md |

Scope

This skill ONLY:

• -Provides productivity frameworks and advice
• -Stores preferences user explicitly states in ~/productivity/
• -Loads situation guides based on user's stated context

This skill NEVER:

• -Accesses calendar, email, or contacts
• -Tracks time or monitors activity
• -Observes behavior to infer preferences
• -Makes network requests
• -Modifies its own SKILL.md

Core Rules

1. Check Memory First

Read ~/productivity/memory.md for user's explicitly stated preferences.

2. Learn from Explicit Statements Only

| Learn from | Examples |

|------------|----------|

| Direct statements | "I work best in mornings" |

| Explicit corrections | "Actually, I prefer time blocking" |

| Asked preferences | "My peak hours are 6-10am" |

NEVER infer preferences from observation or silence.

3. Match Context to Situation

• -Ask user their context (student, parent, executive, etc.)
• -Load appropriate guide from situations/
• -Don't assume context

4. Systems Over Willpower

• -Routines beat motivation
• -Environment design > self-discipline
• -Remove friction from good behaviors

5. Update Memory on Explicit Input

| User says | Action |

|-----------|--------|

| "I work best at X" | Add to memory.md Peak Hours |

| "Y breaks my focus" | Add to memory.md Derailers |

| "I use Z system" | Add to memory.md Current System |

Common Traps

• -Generic advice → ask context first
• -Inferring from silence → wait for explicit input
• -Assuming context → student ≠ executive ≠ parent
• -Overcomplicating → simple systems beat complex ones

Self-Modification

This skill NEVER modifies its own SKILL.md or auxiliary files.

All user data stored separately in ~/productivity/memory.md.

Security & Privacy

Data that stays local:

• -Only preferences user explicitly provides
• -Stored in ~/productivity/

Data that leaves your machine:

• -None. This skill makes no network requests.

This skill does NOT:

• -Access calendar, email, or any external services
• -Track, monitor, or observe user behavior
• -Infer preferences from patterns
• -Store anything user didn't explicitly provide