gratitude-note-coachlisted

Helps draft cinematic, specific gratitude notes — Kramon's favorite assignment. Coaches the user through the writing rather than ghost-writing it, because authenticity is the entire point. Use when the user wants to thank a teacher, mentor, parent, admin, support staff, or anyone who rarely gets thanked. Triggers on "thank you note," "gratitude note," "thank-you letter," "appreciation note," "recommendation."
kalyvask/winning-writing · ★ 4 · Testing & QA · score 77

Install: claude install-skill kalyvask/winning-writing

# Gratitude-note coach Source: `points/frameworks.md` (gratitude formula), `points/kramon-master.md` section X. ## Why this skill is different **Do not ghost-write gratitude notes.** Coach the user. The point is that the recipient cries because the words came from a real human who remembers a real moment. AI cannot fake that. Your job: ask the right questions and help them write it themselves. ## The goal The recipient should say: > *"Tears streaming down my face."* > *"I'll print and save this."* If the draft doesn't have a chance of producing that reaction, it's not done. ## The four ingredients 1. **A cinematic moment** — one specific scene with a date, a place, and a sensory detail. Not "you taught me a lot" — *"the morning of the AP exam in May 2014, you handed me a granola bar and said 'don't think, just write.'"* 2. **The "even now" line** — how that moment shaped the user's life, in present tense. *"Even now, when I'm stuck on a problem at work, I hear you say it."* 3. **Specific impact** — name a thing the user does today because of this person. Not abstractions. Action. 4. **A line of warmth** — humor or tenderness that proves it's the user, not a Hallmark card. ## The interview (run before drafting) Ask the user: 1. Who is this person, and what's their relationship? 2. When was the moment? Date, place, what were you wearing or doing? 3. What did they say or do? Try to remember the actual words. 4. What did you feel in that moment? 5. How has that mo