ppsych-writing-style
Use when revising a Perspectives on Psychological Science (PoPS) piece for the PoPS voice — broad, provocative, accessible to psychologists outside the subfield, signposted, with a strong opening, a forward-looking close, an APA reference style, and a ≤200-word review-style abstract. Polishes prose and structure; it does not design the framework (ppsych-organizing-framework) or appraise evidence (ppsych-comprehensiveness-and-balance).
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ppsych-writing-style --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# PoPS Writing Style — the Perspective Voice (ppsych-writing-style) ## When to trigger - The framework and balance are settled and it is time to make the piece *read* well - A psychologist from an adjacent area would get lost or bored in the current draft - The opening buries the argument under machinery, methods, or throat-clearing - The abstract reads like an empirical-paper abstract ("we found…") rather than a perspective abstract ## The PoPS voice: broad + provocative + accessible A PoPS piece is read by **psychologists outside the subfield** — smart, but not specialists here. The voice is a trusted, fair expert making a *big-picture argument* to a colleague from another area. Four qualities define it: 1. **Provocative + agenda-setting.** PoPS prizes pieces that **reframe** and **instigate lasting impact**, not ones that merely summarize. The reader should feel a claim worth arguing about, stated plainly and early. Provocation is earned by evidence and balance, never by hot takes. 2. **Accessible across areas.** Technical machinery is explained intuition-first, notation/method-second; jargon from the home paradigm is defined or avoided. This bar is sharper than at a specialist
- When to trigger
- The PoPS voice: broad + provocative + accessible
- The perspective opening arc
- The forward-looking close
- The abstract
- House style notes
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the ppsych-writing-style skill do?
Use when revising a Perspectives on Psychological Science (PoPS) piece for the PoPS voice — broad, provocative, accessible to psychologists outside the subfield, signposted, with a strong opening, a forward-looking close, an APA reference style, and a ≤200-word review-style abstract. Polishes prose and structure; it does not design the framework (ppsych-organizing-framework) or appraise evidence (ppsych-comprehensiveness-and-balance).
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ppsych-writing-style --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.