Drop into a skill folder
Personal: ~/.claude/skills/zeigarnik-unfinished-task-focus/SKILL.md
Project: .claude/skills/zeigarnik-unfinished-task-focus/SKILL.md
Brali Agent Skill · practical · usable
Harness Focus: - Start Small: Begin a Task, Even If You Can’t Finish It
To harness focus: - Start small: Begin a task, even if you can’t finish it right away. - Use checkpoints: Pause at natural stopping points to keep motivation. - Let it linger: Use the tension of an unfinished task to stay motivated. Example: Write the first sentence of an email or presentation to make it easier to continue later.
Portable instruction
What the agent should do
To harness focus: - Start small: Begin a task, even if you can’t finish it right away. - Use checkpoints: Pause at natural stopping points to keep motivation. - Let it linger: Use the tension of an unfinished task to stay motivated. Example: Write the first sentence of an email or presentation to make it easier to continue later.
Check-in
Check in when you leave a task unfinished to build momentum.
Install
One portable file, host-specific location.
Inspect SKILL.md first. The evidence state and skill mode are part of the contract.
Install for normal use.
Install directly from this URL
hermes skills install https://brali-lifeos.github.io/skill-packs/zeigarnik-unfinished-task-focus/SKILL.mdPlace in a discovered skill root
Workspace: <workspace>/skills/zeigarnik-unfinished-task-focus/SKILL.md
Global: ~/.openclaw/skills/zeigarnik-unfinished-task-focus/SKILL.md
Brali verification
Coverage and trust state are checked together.
Canonical ID: brali:zeigarnik-unfinished-task-focus
Evidence state: practical
Skill mode: usable
Recommendation eligible: yes
SHA-256: 6a012e85e632f30516168a944605f3d6499b7ce98530b0cde6688646b6451070
Brali CI verified. This means identity, state, mode, provenance and file integrity matched the generated corpus. It is not third-party vendor endorsement.
Why every hack gets a skill
Brali keeps a one-to-one machine surface: one hack record, one stable skill identity. Trust state determines what the skill is allowed to do.
License
Original Brali knowledge is available for non-commercial reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Keep attribution, canonical record link, evidence state and skill mode.