Imported from Noesis-Boss/jaknyfe-skills (
Skills/psych-tricks/SKILL.md). Install upstream withnpx skills add Noesis-Boss/jaknyfe-skills --skill psych-tricks. Copyright stays with the author.
Psych Tricks
Applies concepts from the "49 Psychological Mind Tricks That Feel Illegal To Know" framework to any output.
Quick start
bun scripts/psych-tricks.ts list — all 49 titles
bun scripts/psych-tricks.ts detail 12 — full detail on #12
bun scripts/psych-tricks.ts search "negotiation" — search by keyword
bun scripts/psych-tricks.ts summarize — compact summary
How to use in chat
- Read
scripts/tricks.jsonfor the full reference. - The user will describe the output they want (e.g., "write a sales email for a gym membership").
- Scan all 49 tricks against the specific output goal.
- Select the 3-5 most relevant principles for the output — prioritize tricks where the application field directly maps to the output type.
- Inject each trick with a concrete, non-obvious phrasing — never just name the principle. Show it applied to the actual words.
Example: for a gym membership email, relevant picks might be:
- #4 (Scarcity) → "Only 3 spots left in the early-morning crew"
- #7 (Commitment/Consistency) → "Would you prefer M/W/F or T/Th/Sat?"
- #10 (Ben Franklin Effect) → "We'd love your honest feedback on our new equipment layout — just two quick questions?"
- #20 (Urgency) → countdown timer on the offer
- #3 (Social Proof) → "97 members just like you joined last month"
- After applying the principles, explain which tricks were used and how as a brief wrap-up so the user can iterate.
Reference
scripts/tricks.json— full structured data for all 49 tricks (title, concept, study/examples, application)scripts/psych-tricks.ts— CLI lookup toolscripts/parse-source.ts— regeneratestricks.jsonfrom the source RTF