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Use when someone wants to look at their life from a distance — not a specific decision, but the whole shape of it. Especially suited to life transitions, major milestones, or the feeling of running on autopilot. Triggers on: "삶을 돌아보고 싶어", "내 인생을 점검하고 싶어", "자동적으로 살고 있는 것 같아", "examined life", "삶의 의미", "인생 점검", "스토아 철학", "죽음 앞에서 생각해보면". Best for: major life transitions, mid-life reflection, feeling like you're living someone else's life. Not for: specific decisions (use decision-maker or tradeoff-articulator), values clarification alone (use values-explorer).
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/self:examined-lifeThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
**Use when:**
Use when:
Not for:
Order matters: Complete the audit before selecting Stoic tools. Jumping to reframing before examining produces philosophical bypassing.
MCP note: If sequential-thinking is available, enforce: (1) audit → (2) identify findings that need reframing → (3) select tools → (4) apply.
Autopilot Check: For each major domain (work, relationships, where you live, how you spend time):
Values-Life Alignment Check: Cross-reference stated values against how time, money, and attention are actually spent. Name the gaps without shame — they are information, not failures.
Regret Audit (Bronnie Ware's five most common deathbed regrets):
Ask: Which might you share if you carried on as you are now? What specifically would produce it?
Aliveness Question: When do you feel most alive — not successful, not productive, but alive? What are you doing? What does this reveal about what you actually want?
Examined Life Audit
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Consciously chosen vs inherited/drifted: [rough proportion and examples]
Most significant alignment gap: [values vs. actual time/attention]
Regret risk: [which Ware regret resonates most, and the specific form it takes]
Where you feel most alive: [concrete, specific]
Where you feel most on autopilot: [concrete, specific]
The one question this audit keeps returning to: [what most needs honest examination]
Select 1–2 tools that fit what the audit revealed:
| Finding | Tool |
|---|---|
| Drift and autopilot | Memento mori + dichotomy of control |
| Loss or grief | Amor fati + negative visualization |
| Anxiety about uncontrollables | Dichotomy of control |
| Taking things for granted | Negative visualization |
Dichotomy of Control (Epictetus): Separate what is in your control (response, effort, values, attention) from what is not (others' reactions, outcome, circumstances). Place all energy on the left column.
Negative Visualization: Imagine losing what you have. Two effects: deepens appreciation, and reveals which losses would feel genuinely catastrophic — pointing to what actually matters.
Memento Mori: In the context of a finite life, how much does this actually matter? What have you been postponing?
Amor Fati: Not just acceptance of what can't be changed, but active engagement: what does this obstacle require you to develop? What path does it force that you might not have taken voluntarily?
End with one practical commitment — not a life overhaul, a first step.
Audit output (above) + 1–2 Stoic tools applied to the most significant finding + one concrete commitment.
| Claude | You |
|---|---|
| Asks Socratic questions to surface what's on autopilot | Reflect honestly on each domain — don't edit for the "right" answer |
| Maps the gap between stated and lived values | Sit with the discomfort of the alignment gaps |
| Selects the Stoic tool(s) that fit the audit findings | Do the reframing work — Claude can name the tool, you have to apply it |
| Names the one question the audit keeps returning to | Make one concrete commitment |
values-explorer — for deep values clarification workfear-inventory — when the autopilot is driven by fearflow-antigoal — for designing a life around what creates deep engagementnpx claudepluginhub newkayak12/claude-skills --plugin selfApplies the Stoic dichotomy of control framework to help users work through worry, adversity, and things outside their control. Useful when anxious about outcomes, others' opinions, or circumstances beyond influence.
Guides users to internal and external freedom from obligations, expectations, anger, jobs, relationships, and mental chatter via Naval Ravikant's philosophy. Useful when feeling trapped or questioning desires.