Ship Learn Next

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:

1. SHIP - Create something real (code, content, product, demonstration) 2. LEARN - Honest reflection on what happened 3. 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):

# User provides path to file
FILE_PATH="/path/to/content.txt"

Use the Read tool to analyze the content.

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: 1. "Based on this content, what do you want to achieve in 4-8 weeks?" 2. "What would success look like? (Be specific)" 3. "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]

## Rep 3: [Continue progression]
...

Progression principles:

• Each rep adds ONE new element
• Increase difficulty based on success
• Reference specific lessons from the content
• Keep reps shippable (not theoretical)

Step 7: Connect to Content

For each rep, reference the source material:

• "This implements the [concept] from minute X"
• "You're practicing the [technique] mentioned in the video"
• "This tests the advice about [topic]"

But: Always emphasize DOING over studying. Point to resources only when needed for the specific rep.

Conversation Style

Direct but supportive:

• No fluff, but encouraging
• "Ship it, then we'll improve it"
• "What's the smallest version you could do this week?"

Question-driven:

• Make them think, don't just tell
• "What exactly do you want to achieve?" not "Here's what you should do"

Specific, not generic:

• "By Friday, ship one landing page" not "Learn web development"
• Push for concrete commitments

Action-oriented:

• Always end with "what's next?"
• Focus on the next rep, not the whole journey

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)

**Minimal Resources** (only for this rep):
- [Link or reference - if truly needed]

**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: [Next Iteration]

**Builds on**: Rep 1 + [what you learned]
**New element**: [One new challenge/skill]
**Ship goal**: [Next concrete deliverable]

[Similar structure...]

---

## Rep 3-5: Future Path

**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?**

Processing Different Content Types

YouTube Transcripts

• Focus on advice, not stories
• Extract concrete techniques mentioned
• Identify case studies/examples to replicate
• Note timestamps for reference later (but don't require watching again)

Articles/Tutorials

• Identify the "now do this" parts vs theory
• Extract the specific workflow/process
• Find the minimal example to start with

Course Notes

• What's the smallest project from the course?
• Which modules are needed for rep 1? (ignore the rest for now)
• What can be practiced immediately?

Success Metrics

A good Ship-Learn-Next plan has:

• ✅ Specific, shippable rep 1 (completable in 1-7 days)
• ✅ Clear success criteria (user knows when they're done)
• ✅ Concrete artifacts (something real to show)
• ✅ Direct connection to source content
• ✅ Progression path for reps 2-5
• ✅ Emphasis on action over consumption
• ✅ Honest reflection built in
• ✅ Small enough to start today, big enough to learn

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.md
• Ship-Learn-Next Plan - Learn React.md
• Ship-Learn-Next Plan - Cold Email Outreach.md

Quest title should be:

• Brief (3-6 words)
• Descriptive of the main goal
• Based on the content's core lesson/theme

What to Save

Complete plan including:

• Quest overview with goal and source
• All reps (1-5) with full details
• Action steps and reflection questions
• Timeline commitments
• Reference to source material

Format: Always save as Markdown (.md) for readability

After Creating the Plan

Display to user: 1. Show them you've saved the plan: "✓ Saved to: [filename]" 2. Give a brief overview of the quest 3. Highlight Rep 1 (what's due this week)

Then ask: 1. "When will you ship Rep 1?" 2. "What's the one thing that might stop you? How will you handle it?" 3. "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.

Ship-Learn-Next Action Planner

Transform passive learning into active doing. This skill converts YouTube transcripts, articles, tutorials, and other educational content into actionable Ship-Learn-Next cycles - concrete, shippable iterations that build real skills.

Purpose

Most people consume educational content and never act on it. They watch tutorials, read articles, take courses - but never ship anything. This skill exists to break that cycle.

The core principle: 100 reps beats 100 hours of study. Learning = doing better, not knowing more.

Instead of creating study plans, this skill creates ship plans - structured iterations where you build something real, reflect honestly on what happened, and plan the next iteration based on actual experience.

When to Use

Activate this skill when you:

• Have a transcript, article, or tutorial and want to implement the advice
• Want to turn educational content into a plan or "make this actionable"
• Need help extracting implementation steps from learning material
• Want to break down big ideas into small, shippable reps
• Find yourself saying "I watched/read X, now what should I do?"
• Have course notes and want to start practicing immediately

Trigger phrases:

• "Turn this into a plan"
• "Make this actionable"
• "I watched this video, now what?"
• "Help me implement this advice"
• "Create a learning quest from this"
• "What should I actually do with this?"

How It Works

The Ship-Learn-Next Framework

Every learning quest follows three repeating phases:

1. SHIP - Create something real (code, content, product, demonstration) 2. LEARN - Honest reflection on what happened 3. NEXT - Plan the next iteration based on learnings

This cycle repeats, with each "rep" building on the previous one.

The Process

1. Read the Content: Provide your learning material (transcript, article, notes) 2. Extract Core Lessons: Identify actionable principles, not just theory 3. Define Your Quest: Frame a specific 4-8 week goal with concrete success criteria 4. Design Rep 1: Create the smallest shippable version you can complete this week 5. Create the Rep Plan: Structure action steps, success criteria, and reflection questions 6. Map Future Reps: Outline a progression path for reps 2-5

What Makes a Good Rep

Each rep should be:

• Concrete and specific - "Ship one landing page by Friday" not "Learn web development"
• Completable in 1-7 days - Small enough to not be intimidating
• Produces real evidence - An artifact you can show
• Big enough to learn - Challenging enough to teach you something meaningful

Key Features

• Content Analysis: Extracts actionable lessons from any educational content
• Quest Framing: Helps define specific, measurable goals
• Progressive Difficulty: Each rep adds ONE new element
• Built-in Reflection: Structured questions after each shipped rep
• Action Orientation: Always ends with "what's next?"
• Automatic Plan Saving: Saves your complete quest plan as a Markdown file

Usage Examples

Example 1: YouTube Tutorial

User: I just watched a video about cold email outreach. Here's the transcript.
      [provides transcript file path]
      Help me actually implement this.

Skill: [Reads transcript, extracts key techniques, helps define quest]
       Based on this content, what would "success" look like for you in 6 weeks?

User: Getting 5 meetings booked from cold outreach.

Skill: [Creates Ship-Learn-Next plan with Rep 1: Send 10 cold emails this week]

Example 2: Course Notes

User: I have notes from a React course. Turn this into something I can actually do.
      [provides notes file path]

Skill: What's ONE thing you want to build with React in the next month?

User: A personal portfolio site.

Skill: [Creates plan with Rep 1: Build and deploy a single-page "Hello World"
       portfolio with your name and one project by Friday]

Example 3: Article Implementation

User: I read this article about building products in proven markets.
      [provides article content]
      Make this actionable for me.

Skill: [Extracts the 3-5 core actionable principles]
       What market are you interested in? What could you ship this week to test it?

Prerequisites

• Learning content: A file containing the transcript, article, tutorial, or notes you want to implement
• Willingness to ship: This skill is for doing, not planning forever

No special tools or dependencies required.

Output

The skill produces a complete Ship-Learn-Next Quest Plan saved as a Markdown file:

Ship-Learn-Next Plan - [Your Quest Title].md

Plan Structure

# Your Ship-Learn-Next Quest: [Title]

## Quest Overview
- Goal (4-8 week target)
- Source (content that inspired this)
- Core Lessons (3-5 actionable takeaways)

## Rep 1: [Specific, Shippable Goal]
- Ship Goal
- Timeline (this week)
- Success Criteria (checkboxes)
- What You'll Practice
- Action Steps
- Minimal Resources
- After Shipping - Reflection Questions

## Rep 2-5: Future Path
- Progressive iterations with increasing challenge
- Each rep adds ONE new element

## Remember
- Focus on doing, not studying
- Aim for 100 reps (not perfection on rep 1)
- You learn by shipping, not consuming

Best Practices

For Best Results

1. Be specific about your goal: "Learn sales" is too vague. "Get 2 responses from 10 cold outreach messages" is specific.

2. Start smaller than you think: Rep 1 should be embarrassingly small. You can always level up in Rep 2.

3. Actually ship: Don't just plan. Deploy, publish, share, demonstrate. Create real evidence.

4. Reflect honestly: After each rep, answer the reflection questions truthfully. This is where learning happens.

5. Come back for Rep 2: Return after shipping and the skill will help you plan the next iteration based on what you learned.

Common Pitfalls to Avoid

• Don't plan forever: Start shipping. Imperfect action beats perfect planning.
• Don't consume more content: The content you have is enough for Rep 1. Ship first, study later.
• Don't aim for perfection: This is rep 1 of 100. It's supposed to be rough.
• Don't skip reflection: The LEARN phase is where the magic happens.

Philosophy

This skill is built on a simple truth: you don't learn by consuming, you learn by doing.

Every great practitioner got there through reps - hundreds of attempts, failures, iterations, and improvements. Not through watching tutorials.

The goal isn't to create the perfect plan. It's to help you ship something real, learn from it, and ship the next thing. Then the next. Then the next.

Let's help you ship.