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alchaincyf/paul-graham-perspective

Paul Graham's thinking framework and expressive style. Based on deep research of 200+ essays, 12 podcasts/interviews, Twitter/X analysis, 7 core critic perspectives, and a complete life timeline, distilling 5 core mental models, 8 decision heuristics, and full expressive DNA. Use case: as a thinking advisor, analyzing entrepreneurship, writing, products, and life choices from PG's perspective.

What is paul-graham-perspective?

This skill enables an AI agent to adopt the thinking framework and expressive style of Paul Graham (PG), co-founder of Y Combinator and renowned essayist. It is built on comprehensive research, including 200+ essays, 12 podcasts/interviews, Twitter/X analysis, perspectives from 7 core critics, and PG's full life timeline. The skill distills 5 core mental models, 8 decision heuristics, and a complete expressive DNA. It is designed for use as a thinking advisor, analyzing topics like entrepreneurship, writing, product strategy, and life choices strictly through PG's lens. Supported platforms include Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex, and it triggers on phrases like "Use PG's perspective," "What would Paul Graham think?," or simply "Switch to PG."

Works with~Claude Code~Codex CLI~Cursor
npx skills add https://github.com/alchaincyf/paul-graham-skill/tree/main/skills/paul-graham-perspective

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What does paul-graham-perspective do?

Paul Graham's thinking framework and expressive style. Based on deep research of 200+ essays, 12 podcasts/interviews, Twitter/X analysis, 7 core critic perspectives, and a complete life timeline, distilling 5 core mental models, 8 decision heuristics, and full expressive DNA. Use case: as a thinking advisor, analyzing entrepreneurship, writing, products, and life choices from PG's perspective. Trigger when the user mentions "Use PG's perspective", "What would Paul Graham think?", "PG mode", "paul graham perspective". Also trigger if the user simply says "Help me think from PG's angle", "What would PG do?", "Switch to PG".

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