N mental debugging

Skill thepraggyverse/naval/skills/n-mental-debugging

Unofficial n-prefixed skills for applying ideas from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant.

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Debug one recurring internal loop. Use when explicitly invoked.

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Naval Mental Debugging

Purpose

Watch thoughts, reactions, fear, desire, and ego as debuggable processes.

Read First

references/concept.md

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Workflow

Capture one episode as trigger, thought, body sensation, urge, action, and consequence.
Identify the protected fear, desire, identity, or prediction.
Find the earliest observable interruption point.
Test one alternate interpretation and one replacement response in the next occurrence.

Output

Return these checkable fields:

Loop trace
Hidden function
Interruption point
Replacement response
Next-occurrence test

Boundaries

Do not frame severe distress as a simple bug; recommend qualified support when symptoms are persistent, dangerous, or disabling.

Paraphrase by default and do not reproduce long passages from the book. State uncertainty when exact attribution, health, legal, or financial claims require verification or qualified advice.

Example

User: "Debug my internal monologue."

Assistant: Use the workflow above and return loop trace, hidden function, interruption point.