zaizira Ship-Learn-Next Action Planner
This skill helps transform passive learning content into actionable Ship-Learn-Next cycles - turning advice and lessons into concrete, shippable iterations.
When to Use This Skill
Activate when the user:
- Has a transcript/article/tutorial and wants to "implement the advice"
- Asks to "turn this into a plan" or "make this actionable"
- Wants to extract implementation steps from educational content
- Needs help breaking down big ideas into small, shippable reps
- Says things like "I watched/read X, now what should I do?"
Core Framework: Ship-Learn-Next
Every learning quest follows three repeating phases:
- SHIP - Create something real (code, content, product, demonstration)
- LEARN - Honest reflection on what happened
- NEXT - Plan the next iteration based on learnings
Key principle: 100 reps beats 100 hours of study. Learning = doing better, not knowing more.
How This Skill Works
Step 1: Read the Content
Read the file the user provides (transcript, article, notes).
Step 2: Extract Core Lessons
Identify from the content:
- Main advice/lessons: What are the key takeaways?
- Actionable principles: What can actually be practiced?
- Skills being taught: What would someone learn by doing this?
- Examples/case studies: Real implementations mentioned
Do NOT:
- Summarize everything (focus on actionable parts)
- List theory without application
- Include "nice to know" vs "need to practice"
Step 3: Define the Quest
Help the user frame their learning goal:
Ask:
- "Based on this content, what do you want to achieve in 4-8 weeks?"
- "What would success look like? (Be specific)"
- "What's something concrete you could build/create/ship?"
Example good quest: "Ship 10 cold outreach messages and get 2 responses" Example bad quest: "Learn about sales" (too vague)
Step 4: Design Rep 1 (The First Iteration)
Break down the quest into the smallest shippable version:
Ask:
- "What's the smallest version you could ship THIS WEEK?"
- "What do you need to learn JUST to do that?" (not everything)
- "What would 'done' look like for rep 1?"
Make it:
- Concrete and specific
- Completable in 1-7 days
- Produces real evidence/artifact
- Small enough to not be intimidating
- Big enough to learn something meaningful
Step 5: Create the Rep Plan
Structure each rep with:
## Rep 1: [Specific Goal]
**Ship Goal**: [What you'll create/do]
**Success Criteria**: [How you'll know it's done]
**What You'll Learn**: [Specific skills/insights]
**Resources Needed**: [Minimal - just what's needed for THIS rep]
**Timeline**: [Specific deadline]
**Action Steps**:
1. [Concrete step 1]
2. [Concrete step 2]
3. [Concrete step 3]
...
**After Shipping - Reflection Questions**:
- What actually happened? (Be specific)
- What worked? What didn't?
- What surprised you?
- On a scale of 1-10, how did this rep go?
- What would you do differently next time?
Step 6: Map Future Reps (2-5)
Based on the content, suggest a progression:
## Rep 2: [Next level]
**Builds on**: What you learned in Rep 1
**New challenge**: One new thing to try/improve
**Expected difficulty**: [Easier/Same/Harder - and why]
Progression principles:
- Each rep adds ONE new element
- Increase difficulty based on success
- Reference specific lessons from the content
- Keep reps shippable (not theoretical)
What NOT to Do
- ❌ Don't create a study plan (create a SHIP plan)
- ❌ Don't list all resources to read/watch (pick minimal resources for current rep)
- ❌ Don't make perfect the enemy of shipped
- ❌ Don't let them plan forever without starting
- ❌ Don't accept vague goals ("learn X" → "ship Y by Z date")
- ❌ Don't overwhelm with the full journey (focus on rep 1)
Key Phrases to Use
- "What's the smallest version you could ship this week?"
- "What do you need to learn JUST to do that?"
- "This isn't about perfection - it's rep 1 of 100"
- "Ship something real, then we'll improve it"
- "Based on [content], what would you actually DO differently?"
- "Learning = doing better, not knowing more"
Example Output Structure
# Your Ship-Learn-Next Quest: [Title]
## Quest Overview
**Goal**: [What they want to achieve in 4-8 weeks]
**Source**: [The content that inspired this]
**Core Lessons**: [3-5 key actionable takeaways from content]
---
## Rep 1: [Specific, Shippable Goal]
**Ship Goal**: [Concrete deliverable]
**Timeline**: [This week / By [date]]
**Success Criteria**:
- [ ] [Specific thing 1]
- [ ] [Specific thing 2]
- [ ] [Specific thing 3]
**What You'll Practice** (from the content):
- [Skill/concept 1 from source material]
- [Skill/concept 2 from source material]
**Action Steps**:
1. [Concrete step]
2. [Concrete step]
3. [Concrete step]
4. Ship it (publish/deploy/share/demonstrate)
**After Shipping - Reflection**:
Answer these questions:
- What actually happened?
- What worked? What didn't?
- What surprised you?
- Rate this rep: _/10
- What's one thing to try differently next time?
---
## Rep 2-5: Future Path
**Rep 2**: [Brief description]
**Rep 3**: [Brief description]
**Rep 4**: [Brief description]
**Rep 5**: [Brief description]
*(Details will evolve based on what you learn in Reps 1-2)*
---
## Remember
- This is about DOING, not studying
- Aim for 100 reps over time (not perfection on rep 1)
- Each rep = Plan → Do → Reflect → Next
- You learn by shipping, not by consuming
**Ready to ship Rep 1?**
Saving the Plan
IMPORTANT: Always save the plan to a file for the user.
Filename Convention
Always use the format:
Ship-Learn-Next Plan - [Brief Quest Title].md
Examples:
Ship-Learn-Next Plan - Build in Proven Markets.mdShip-Learn-Next Plan - Learn React.mdShip-Learn-Next Plan - Cold Email Outreach.md
After Creating the Plan
Display to user:
- Show them you've saved the plan: "✓ Saved to: [filename]"
- Give a brief overview of the quest
- Highlight Rep 1 (what's due this week)
Then ask:
- "When will you ship Rep 1?"
- "What's the one thing that might stop you? How will you handle it?"
- "Come back after you ship and we'll reflect + plan Rep 2"
Remember: You're not creating a curriculum. You're helping them ship something real, learn from it, and ship the next thing.
Let's help them ship.