fabioc-aloha Meditation Skill
Domain knowledge for guided knowledge consolidation sessions.
When to Use
- User says "meditate", "consolidate", or "reflect"
- After learning sessions to persist insights
- When working memory feels overloaded (7+ unrecorded insights)
- After breakthroughs that need permanent storage
Meditation as Foundational Ritual
Meditation is the primary cognitive ritual. All other rituals are subordinate:
| Ritual | Relationship to Meditation |
|---|---|
| Dream | Diagnostic tool — chains after meditation sometimes |
| Self-Actualize | Deep meditation — monthly, includes Dream baseline first |
Dream Chaining
After completing the 4 R's, optionally trigger a Dream diagnostic when:
- Architecture files were created or modified during this meditation
- Trifecta concerns surfaced during the session
- Last dream was >7 days ago
- Random (~1 in 5 meditations)
Dream produces the diagnostic report; meditation decides what to fix.
The 4 R's — Facilitation Framework
Review — What happened?
- List concrete actions (files created, bugs fixed, features added)
- Identify surprising discoveries or unexpected connections
- Note what was harder or easier than expected
- If the review is all "I did X" with no reflection, it's too shallow
Relate — How does this connect?
- Which existing skills/instructions does this touch?
- Cross-project patterns? →
/memories/candidate - Gaps revealed in the architecture?
- At least one connection, or explicitly note "isolated learning"
Reinforce — What's worth keeping?
| Signal | Keep? | Where |
|---|---|---|
| "I'll forget this by next week" | Yes | .instructions.md or SKILL.md |
| "This was non-obvious" | Yes | /memories/ or /memories/repo/ |
| "I keep rediscovering this" | Definitely | .instructions.md (procedural) |
| "This was specific to today" | No | Session memory only |
| "Everyone knows this" | No | Don't store |
Record — Persist to the right place
| Type | Location |
|---|---|
| Repeatable process | .github/instructions/*.instructions.md |
| Domain expertise | .github/skills/*/SKILL.md |
| Workflow template | .github/prompts/*.prompt.md |
| Cross-project pattern | /memories/ (user memory) |
| Repo-specific fact | /memories/repo/ (repo memory) |
Welcome Experience Check (optional, during Record)
After recording insights, assess whether the welcome experience still fits:
| Question | If drifted | Config to update |
|---|---|---|
| Do taglines still reflect the project direction? | Regenerate | .github/config/taglines.json |
| Does the loop menu match actual workflows? | Add/remove groups | .github/config/loop-menu.json |
| Has the project phase changed? | Update phase | loop-menu.json → projectPhase |
| Is the identity/persona still accurate? | Revise identity layer | .github/copilot-instructions.md |
| Does the North Star still inspire? | Refresh vision | NORTH-STAR.md |
Trigger: Run this check when meditation surfaces project evolution, phase transitions, or domain pivots. Use the welcome-experience-customization skill for the full workflow.
Facilitation Techniques
Socratic Probing
Don't just list — ask why it matters:
- "What would you do differently next time?"
- "Is this a one-time fix or a recurring pattern?"
- "If you saw this in another project, would you recognize it?"
Diminishing Returns
| Signal | Action |
|---|---|
| Repeating the same insight differently | Move on |
| No new connections after 3 attempts | Close topic |
| User energy dropping | Wrap up with quick record |
| Tangent detected | Bookmark for separate session |
Depth Calibration
- Too shallow: "I learned about testing" → probe for specifics
- Right depth: "Property-based testing caught an edge case our unit tests missed because..."
- Too deep: 30 minutes on one function → zoom out to pattern level