# Skills Comparison: Writing Workflow Quick reference for choosing the right skill when working on philosophical writing. ![[Skills Workflow Diagram.png]] ## The Table | Skill | Mode | Focus | Output | |-------|------|-------|--------| | **/quickfire** | Interactive co-writing | Advancing prose | Text written to file | | **/contemplate** | Extended reasoning | Any problem | Analytical exploration | | **/cev** | Ideal-vision analysis | What it could become | Comprehensive vision | | **/twork** | Deep comment engagement | %%flagged issues%% | Multiple options + reasoning | ## Memory Aid: The Question Each Skill Answers - **quickfire**: *"How do I write this section?"* → Co-writing session - **contemplate**: *"What do I really think about X?"* → Deep reasoning - **cev**: *"What's the best version of this draft?"* → Ideal vision - **twork**: *"What's wrong and how might I fix it?"* → Problem analysis ## The Workflow Arc A typical manuscript development path: ``` 1. /contemplate → Think through a philosophical problem 2. /quickfire → Draft the initial section 3. /twork → Analyze %%comments%% you've flagged 4. /quickfire → Implement fixes 5. /cev → Understand full potential 6. /quickfire → Develop toward that vision ``` ## Mode Spectrum ``` Convergent ←―――――――――――――――→ Divergent (making decisions) (exploring options) /quickfire ――――― /contemplate ――――― /twork | /cev ``` - **quickfire** is most convergent: questions → answers → prose → done - **contemplate** is exploratory but eventually converges on understanding - **twork** stays divergent: generates options, doesn't choose between them - **cev** shows possibilities but doesn't implement them ## When in Doubt - **Have %%comments%% in a draft?** → /twork - **Blank section to write?** → /quickfire - **Confused about approach?** → /contemplate - **Want to see potential?** → /cev ## The Key Distinction **Production vs. Exploration:** | Production (makes things) | Exploration (understands things) | |---------------------------|----------------------------------| | /quickfire | /contemplate | | | /cev | | | /twork | Only /quickfire writes prose to files. The others help you think.