aphorismslisted

## Customization **Before executing, check for optional user customizations** in a sibling `USER/` override directory if your environment defines one. If present, load and apply any `PREFERENCES.md`, configurations, or resources found there — these override default behavior. Otherwise proceed with skill defaults. ## Workflow Routing **When executing a workflow, announce which one you're running:** ``` Running the **WorkflowName** workflow in the **Aphorisms** skill to ACTION... ``` **When user requests finding perfect aphorism for newsletter content:** Examples: "find aphorism for this newsletter", "find quote for this content", "what aphorism fits this", "suggest quote for newsletter", "match aphorism to this article", "perfect quote for this", "aphorism recommendation" → **READ:** `Workflows/Find-aphorism.md` (relative to this skill) → **EXECUTE:** Analyze content themes and recommend matching aphorism from database **When user requests adding new aphorism to database:** Examples: "add this quote", "add aphorism", "save this quote", "add to aphorism database", "new aphorism", "store this quote", "include this in collection" → **READ:** `Workflows/Add-aphorism.md` (relative to this skill) → **EXECUTE:** Add new aphorism with proper metadata and theme tagging **When user requests researching specific thinker's quotes:** Examples: "research Hitchens quotes", "find Feynman aphorisms", "what did Spinoza say about", "get quotes from Sam Harris", "research David Deutsch wis