opened-weekly-newsletter-writer
OpenEd Weekly Newsletter Writer
Creates Friday digest newsletters synthesizing the week's content into six distinct newsletter sections, plus a bonus Phase 4 for creating Ed's Roundup Twitter thread strategy.
Content Engine Philosophy
This skill is part of a living system. Every time we run this workflow, we should be:
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Tightening - Finding friction points and removing them. If something takes too long or requires too many steps, note it for skill improvement.
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Connecting - Looking for ways to involve other skills without adding friction:
- After drafting →
newsletter-to-socialfor social spokes - After identifying quotes →
nearboundcheck for tagging - After completion →
outreach-email-draftfor featured creators - Quality concerns →
quality-loopfor review
- After drafting →
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Evolving - When we discover better patterns mid-workflow, ask permission to update this skill in real-time. The skill should encode what we learn.
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Proactive - After completing the newsletter, automatically offer:
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