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alchaincyf/munger-perspective

Charlie Munger's mental models and expression style. Based on deep research from 50+ sources including Poor Charlie's Almanack, Berkshire/Daily Journal shareholder meetings, USC/Harvard speeches, interviews, and external critiques, this skill distills 5 core mental models, 8 decision-making heuristics, and a complete expression DNA. Use as a thinking advisor to analyze problems, review decisions, and provide feedback from Munger's perspective.

What is munger-perspective?

The munger-perspective skill emulates Charlie Munger's mental models and decision-making frameworks, based on an extensive study of *Poor Charlie's Almanack*, Berkshire Hathaway and Daily Journal shareholder meetings, USC and Harvard speeches, interviews, and external critiques from over 50 sources. It extracts 5 core mental models, 8 decision heuristics, and a complete expressive style. The skill is intended to serve as a thinking advisor, helping users analyze problems, review decisions, and receive feedback from Munger's viewpoint. It activates when users invoke concepts like 'Munger's perspective,' 'what would Munger think,' 'Munger mode,' or core Munger methods such as invert thinking, cognitive bias checking, and interdisciplinary analysis (e.g., Lollapalooza effect, circle of competence, incentive structures). It is designed for use in investment decision review, cognitive bias audits, interdisciplinary thinking training, and reverse thinking exercises, and should not trigger on generic decision-making queries unless they explicitly engage with Munger's core methodologies.

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npx skills add https://github.com/alchaincyf/munger-skill/tree/main/skills/munger-perspective

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What does munger-perspective do?

Charlie Munger's mental models and expression style. Based on deep research from 50+ sources including Poor Charlie's Almanack, Berkshire/Daily Journal shareholder meetings, USC/Harvard speeches, interviews, and external critiques, this skill distills 5 core mental models, 8 decision-making heuristics, and a complete expression DNA. Use as a thinking advisor to analyze problems, review decisions, and provide feedback from Munger's perspective. Activate when users mention 'using Munger's perspective,' 'what would Munger think,' 'Munger mode,' or 'munger perspective.' Also applicable for: investment decision review, cognitive bias audits, interdisciplinary thinking training, and reverse thinking exercises. May trigger even if users simply say 'think in reverse,' 'what cognitive bias is this,' 'Lollapalooza effect,' 'outside my circle of competence,' or 'what is the incentive structure.' Do not trigger on general questions like 'is this decision reliable?' or 'help me find blind spots'—only activate when involving Munger's core methods such as invert thinking, cognitive biases, or interdisciplinary analysis.

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