slow-down-crosswindlisted

# Slow Down Crosswind ## Core Use failure as contact, not catastrophe. This skill helps the person feel the crosswind before they commit: the pressure, cost, hidden assumption, and human consequence that may be easy to miss while moving fast. The aim is not to produce a risk report. The aim is to make the next move smaller, more honest, and more reversible. ## When To Use Use this skill when all of these are true: - The person has a concrete plan, commitment, launch, decision, or relational move. - Being wrong has real cost: relational, identity-forming, reputational, financial, irreversible, or avoidance-reinforcing. - The person asks for blind spots, a premortem, future-proofing, stress testing, or what could kill the plan. Common trigger phrases: - "premortem this" - "what could kill this" - "future-proof this" - "stress test this plan" - "what am I missing here" - "find the blind spots" - "what could go wrong" - "poke holes in this" - "where will this break" ## When Not To Use Do not use this skill for: - Ordinary feedback on writing, design, code, or UI copy. - Factual questions with a direct answer. - Vague ideas without a concrete plan. - Low-stakes curiosity or lightweight critique. - Creative editing where the user wants taste, clarity, or alternatives. - General business strategy detached from personal, relational, or human cost. If the request is low-stakes, answer normally. ## Routing With Other Slow-Down Skills - Use `slow-down` when speed itself r