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This skill teaches the methodology of forming concrete hypotheses about specific entities (such as film titles, director names, or historical events) when presented with constraints. Instead of performing broad, generic searches, users should leverage their world knowledge to narrow down possibilities, turning a wide query into a precise, verifiable search query. This is particularly effective for academic or historical research.

This technique is designed for advanced academic research, enabling users to search for theses by running two parallel tracks: a Topic Track (focusing on discipline, methodology, and materials) and a People Track (focusing on university, advisor, degree type, and year). By switching between these two methodologies, users can cross-validate results and significantly improve the accuracy and completeness of their literature review.

A comprehensive mentor guiding users through the entire lifecycle of academic literature reviews. It teaches systematic search strategies (PICO/PCC), critical appraisal methods, and advanced synthesis techniques. The skill covers searching major English and Chinese databases (e.g., PubMed, Web of Science, CNKI), organizing findings, and effectively utilizing AI research tools like Elicit and Semantic Scholar to build robust, evidence-based research papers.

A powerful cognitive tool that moves beyond surface-level brainstorming. It forces users to systematically deconstruct complex problems down to their 'irreducible truths.' The skill identifies 8-12 hidden assumptions (Surface, Middle, Deep), classifies them (Fact, Convention, Belief, Interest-Driven), and ranks them by Fragility × Impact. This process allows users to stress-test their premises and rebuild conclusions based only on verified realities, making it invaluable for major life decisions or business hypothesis testing.

This profile acts as a narrative and synthesis partner, focusing on articulating the 'why' behind decisions rather than just the 'what.' It specializes in creating clear, structured written artifacts, refining design notes, and synthesizing complex tradeoffs. Wiggins helps ensure that the intent aligns with the execution, adjusting the explanation level and framing to suit any mixed audience, from engineers needing mechanisms to leaders needing implications.

This skill guides researchers on how to triage numerous robustness checks for short-format academic manuscripts (e.g., AER: Insights) constrained by word and exhibit limits. It teaches the 'minimum credible set' approach: identifying the 1-2 core checks that defend the central hypothesis for the main text, while systematically moving all supplementary checks to the Appendix and properly signposting them in one sentence to maintain credibility.

This guide teaches users how to transform a collection of historical facts and sources into a sustained, contestable, and nuanced academic argument. It focuses on establishing a clear thesis, defining the stakes, building evidence chains, and proactively addressing counter-arguments, moving beyond mere description to provide genuine scholarly contribution.

A comprehensive guide for conducting rigorous academic literature reviews. It teaches authors how to critically appraise and synthesize conflicting empirical evidence by weighing findings based on credibility, study design, and contextual differences. The framework ensures balance, maintains objectivity, and elevates the quality of academic scholarship.

This guide teaches researchers how to construct credible, high-impact synthesis exhibits for academic reviews (e.g., Academy of Management Annals). It focuses on creating framework figures, who-studied-what synthesis tables, and coverage exhibits that summarize existing literature, rather than presenting new primary data estimates. Essential for systematically structuring and communicating complex knowledge fields.

This guide provides late-stage polishing for academic manuscripts, specifically targeting the Academy of Management Review (AMR) house style. It helps transform drafts that read like literature reviews or essays into tightly structured, argument-driven theoretical pieces. Key focus areas include establishing a clear theoretical puzzle in the introduction, maintaining continuous argumentative flow, ensuring precise definition of constructs, and articulating propositions without using hypothesis language. It is crucial for authors who need to refine their prose and structure before final subm...

A comprehensive guide for critically appraising primary academic studies (e.g., DID, IV, RDD) when writing literature reviews. It teaches how to assess the methodological credibility, robustness, and potential biases of existing evidence, ensuring the synthesis accurately reflects the field's best knowledge rather than merely counting conflicting results.

A comprehensive guide designed to assess whether a research topic meets the high standards required for an Annual Review of Economics (ARE) article. It requires the field to demonstrate maturity, broad academic importance, and a clear need for an accessible synthesis, guiding the user to frame the work around an animating question rather than just a topic label.