Self Actualization

Self-Actualization Skill

The full physical exam. Not "am I sick?" but "how fit am I, and where should I train next?"

What Self-Actualization Is (and Isn't)

Assessment Dimensions

1. Structural Integrity (Architecture Health)

2. Memory Balance (P:E:D Ratio)

The architecture has three memory types. Healthy balance varies by maturity:

Current formula: P = instructions count, E = prompts + episodic, D = skills count.

Imbalance signals:

• Too many instructions, few skills → "Knows how but not what" (procedural heavy)
• Too many skills, few instructions → "Knows what but not how" (domain heavy)
• Too many episodic, few skills → "Remembers sessions but never synthesized" (consolidation debt)

3. Knowledge Depth (Skill Quality)

The capabilities-list anti-pattern: "Expert in X. Capabilities: validate, detect, assess..." — this adds zero value because an LLM already knows these things generically. Skills must encode specific knowledge.

4. Connection Density (Link Network)

5. Trifecta Completeness

Trifecta priority: Not every skill needs a trifecta. Prioritize trifectas for skills that are:

• Used frequently (high activation count)
• Complex (multi-step processes)
• Error-prone (common mistakes without guidance)

6. Growth Trajectory

Self-Actualization Session Flow

1. Inventory — Count all files by type (skills, instructions, prompts, episodic, agents)
2. Structural audit — Run brain-qa or dream for baseline metrics
3. Depth sampling — Read 5-10 smallest skills, assess for shallow content
4. Balance calculation — Compute P:E:D ratio, compare to maturity target
5. Network analysis — Check connection density, find orphans and hubs
6. Growth review — Compare to last self-actualization (what changed?)
7. Priority list — Rank top 3-5 improvements by impact
8. Action plan — Assign each to a session type (quick fix, deep-dive, trifecta build)

Scoring Guide

Overall: Weighted average. > 4.0 = healthy. 3.0-4.0 = needs attention. < 3.0 = urgent.

Relationship to Other Rituals

Meditation is the foundational ritual. Self-Actualize is a deep meditation variant.

Session Flow

1. Dream (structural baseline) → 2. 6-dimension assessment → 3. Meditation 4 R's (persist findings)

Drift Remediation Protocol

Self-actualization detects documentation drift — when implementation evolves faster than docs.

Drift is not always bad — growth causes natural ratio shifts. Remediate only when the shift indicates debt (e.g., unconsolidated sessions, stagnant skills, overlapping instructions).