Post 04 · Foundations

Skills, memory, routines (not mega-prompts)

Memory + routines outlive model swaps.

Draft — not posted yet X post coming — not published until Buzz OK.

Technique

  • Invest 1–2 hours mapping responsibilities → skills + saved learnings.
  • Routines = recurring tasks on a schedule.
  • Teach continuously (“read my past Slack → style guide”).
  • Silence is a feature: ping only when the attention list moved.

1–2 hour map

  1. List responsibilities the bot owns.
  2. Turn each into a skill + saved learning.
  3. Schedule routines for recurring work (watch, triage, weekly sync).
  4. Teach from real messages — highest leverage: “Read my past Slack and write a style guide.”

Draft X

Draft — not posted yet Draft X

Mega-prompts rot. Skills + memory + routines compound.

Galaxy tip we live by: spend 1–2 hours mapping responsibilities, then save learnings.
Highest-leverage ask: “Read my past Slack and write a style guide.”

Silence is a feature — only ping when something actually moved.

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