kallaway-addictive-storytelling

name kallaway-addictive-storytelling description Engineers neurochemical retention — converts "vending machine" content (predictable, zero dopamine, viewer leaves) into "slot machine" content (uncertain outcomes, sustained dopamine drip, viewer locked in) using Kallaway's Four-Step Addiction Loop (Stakes → Big Question → Head Fake → Rehook). Governing metric is Time-Per-Hand — gap between dopamine hits. Use when content "falls flat" despite good information, when retention drops mid-piece, when designing video / YouTube / TikTok / Reels for sustained watch time, when a draft is informative but boring, or when the user asks "why isn't this gripping people?". Trigger proactively even when the user just shares retention-sensitive content without naming Kallaway — the Vending-vs-Slot diagnosis applies to ALL retention-bearing surfaces. expert Kallaway domain Neurochemical Retention Engineering (Content Psychology × Audience Obsession) Kallaway Addictive Storytelling — SKILL.md Domain Neurochemical Retention Engineering — the science of keeping audiences locked in through prediction cycle architecture. Expert Kallaway — Retention substrate between Content Psychology ("what to build") and Audience Obsession ("what to implant"). This domain answers: "How do you keep them watching?" Core Thesis Dopamine is a prediction chemical , not a pleasure chemical. Content that lets the brain predict correctly produces zero engagement. Content that engineers prediction errors — surprise that is unexpected but immediately logical — produces neurochemical addiction. The Four-Step Addiction Loop (Stakes → Big Question → Head Fake → Rehook) is the operating system for this. Governing Metric Time-Per-Hand — the gap between dopamine hits. Like a casino decreasing the time between bets, your content must decrease the gap between predictions. Shorter gaps = longer sessions. The Decision: Vending Machine vs. Slot Machine Every piece of content is one of two things: Vending Machine : Outcome is predictable from setup → zero dopamine → viewer can leave at any time Slot Machine : Outcome is uncertain → sustained dopamine drip + periodic spikes → viewer is chemically locked in All workflows in this domain convert vending machines into slot machines. Workflows (11) Tier 1 — Foundation Workflow Slash Command What It Does addiction-loop-diagnostic /addiction-loop-diagnostic Audits any content for loop presence, coverage, and quality addiction-loop-architect /addiction-loop-architect Designs the complete loop blueprint before scripting stakes-engineer /stakes-engineer Engineers the three-component opening (Character + Risk + Urgency) blank-page-script-engine /blank-page-script-engine Raw topic → finished script: shock-scored facts, hook selection, 7-structure library, emotional payoff (upstream of the loop) Tier 2 — Practitioner Workflow Slash Command What It Does head-fake-forge /head-fake-forge Engineers prediction errors with misdirection architecture rehook-architect /rehook-architect Designs zero-dead-air transitions between loops big-question-calibrator /big-question-calibrator Calibrates question specificity for maximum sustained drip flat-to-addictive-rewrite /flat-to-addictive-rewrite Transforms flat content into loop-driven content Tier 3 — Stacking Workflow Slash Command What It Does loop-chain-scripting /loop-chain-scripting Chains all components into a full production-ready script addiction-copy-engine /addiction-copy-engine Adapts the loop to written copy (sales pages, emails, posts) loop-density-optimizer /loop-density-optimizer Final-pass optimizer that compresses time-per-hand Stacking Chains This domain is designed to triple-stack with existing Kallaway assets: Addiction Loop (this domain) = the ENGINE (how to keep them watching) Dopamine Ladder (content-psychology) = the MAP (where each piece sits in the viewer's journey) Audience Obsession = the PAYLOAD (what you implant while they're locked in) Common stacking sequences : /addiction-loop-architect → /loop-chain-scripting → /loop-density-optimizer (full build pipeline) /addiction-loop-diagnostic → /flat-to-addictive-rewrite (audit + fix pipeline) /stakes-engineer → /big-question-calibrator → /head-fake-forge → /rehook-architect (component-by-component precision build) /addiction-loop-architect → /obsession-script-architect (loop architecture + obsession payload injection) Quality Rubric All outputs from this domain are evaluated on: Prediction Coverage % — at any given point, is there an active prediction? Target: ≥75% Time-Per-Hand Score — average gap between dopamine hits vs. format benchmark The "Oh! not Huh?" Test — every head fake produces surprise + understanding, never confusion Zero Vending Machine Sections — no predictable sections in the final output Relay Race Transitions — every section handoff maintains momentum (both runners at full sprint) Escalation Curve — head fake surprise magnitude increases across cycles File Map skills/kallaway-addictive-storytelling/ ├── SKILL.md ← You are here ├── genius.md ← Core intelligence (12 patterns, 3 exemplars, 5 moves) ├── references/ │ └── addiction-loop-anatomy.md ← Structural quick-reference └── workflows/ ├── addiction-loop-diagnostic.md ← Tier 1 ├── addiction-loop-architect.md ← Tier 1 ├── stakes-engineer.md ← Tier 1 ├── blank-page-script-engine.md ← Tier 1 (upstream: topic → script skeleton) ├── head-fake-forge.md ← Tier 2 ├── rehook-architect.md ← Tier 2 ├── big-question-calibrator.md ← Tier 2 ├── flat-to-addictive-rewrite.md ← Tier 2 ├── loop-chain-scripting.md ← Tier 3 ├── addiction-copy-engine.md ← Tier 3 └── loop-density-optimizer.md ← Tier 3 Execution Prompts (structure-pure v2) 12 deterministic practitioner prompts — each carries an Output Contract, Output Skeleton, and Quality Gate. When a deliverable matches one, Read it and honor its contract instead of improvising the output shape. Addiction Loop Audit Report — skills/kallaway-addictive-storytelling/references/prompts-v2/addiction-loop-audit-report.md Addiction Loop Blueprint — [TOPIC/OFFER] — skills/kallaway-addictive-storytelling/references/prompts-v2/addiction-loop-blueprint.md Addictive Rewrite Package — [FLAT CONTENT topic] — skills/kallaway-addictive-storytelling/references/prompts-v2/addictive-rewrite-package.md Blank Page Script — [TOPIC] — skills/kallaway-addictive-storytelling/references/prompts-v2/blank-page-script.md Calibrated Big Question Set — skills/kallaway-addictive-storytelling/references/prompts-v2/calibrated-big-question-set.md Density-Optimized Content — skills/kallaway-addictive-storytelling/references/prompts-v2/density-optimized-content.md Full Addiction-Looped Script — [TOPIC/STORY] — skills/kallaway-addictive-storytelling/references/prompts-v2/full-addiction-looped-script.md Head Fake Design Package — skills/kallaway-addictive-storytelling/references/prompts-v2/head-fake-design-package.md Loop-Driven Copy Package — [OFFER/TOPIC] — skills/kallaway-addictive-storytelling/references/prompts-v2/loop-driven-copy-package.md Premium Story Pillar Architecture — [CREATOR/BRAND] — skills/kallaway-addictive-storytelling/references/prompts-v2/premium-story-pillar-architecture.md Rehook Chain Design — skills/kallaway-addictive-storytelling/references/prompts-v2/rehook-chain-design.md Stakes Architecture Blueprint — [RAW MATERIAL] — skills/kallaway-addictive-storytelling/references/prompts-v2/stakes-architecture-blueprint.md