Build a useful stack

Your skill matrix

Track the skills you already bring and the ones you want to improve. Aim for strong combinations, not perfection in one field.

Add a skill

Place every skill in a lane, then mark it current or wishlist.

How the matrix works

Become broadly useful, then combine the pieces.

Reaching the top 20% in several complementary skills can create a rarer advantage than chasing top 1% mastery in one skill. Use the wishlist to choose one improvement focus at a time.

80/20
Short, deliberate practice gets you useful faster.
20–30 hours
Use a small practice burst before deciding what to deepen.
Stacking
Combine meta, general, and specialized skills into a useful offer.

AI-assisted skill discovery

What skill should you add next?

Gemini suggests individual skills for one matrix lane at a time. Review the reason, then add only the candidates you want to practice. Nothing is added automatically.

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Skill matrix lanes

General skills

Be useful in many contexts.

Transferable capabilities—communication, persuasion, organization, and execution—help you create value across roles.

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Current strength

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Add a transferable skill such as communication, persuasion, or systems building.

Wishlist to improve

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Nothing on your improvement list yet.

Specialized skills

Build an edge worth noticing.

Technical or domain depth gives your general skills a concrete arena where you can become unusually valuable.

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Current strength

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Add a skill tied to the kind of work or business you want to explore.

Wishlist to improve

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Nothing on your improvement list yet.

Meta-skills

Make every other skill compound.

Focus, energy, and learning skills improve how quickly and consistently you acquire and apply everything else.

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Current strength

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Add a foundation skill such as deep work, research, or energy management.

Wishlist to improve

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Nothing on your improvement list yet.