brainstorm-opinion

name	brainstorm-opinion
description	Generate opinion piece ideas from recent LinkedIn posts (last 30 days). Use when asked to find opinion topics, brainstorm article ideas, or cross-pollinate content between LinkedIn and opinion pieces.

Brainstorm Opinion from Recent Posts

Generate opinion piece ideas based on LinkedIn posts from the last month.

Process

1. Run ./scripts/print-published.sh linkedin-post to read all published LinkedIn posts
2. Identify recent posts (check created/lastUpdated dates) with themes that have broader appeal
3. For promising topics, consider:
   • What angle would work for a newspaper audience?
   • What's the broader societal implication?
   • What contrarian or nuanced take could be developed?
   • How can this be expanded to ~3500 characters?

Evaluation Criteria

Good candidates for opinion pieces:

• Topics with societal impact beyond tech professionals
• Ideas that can be grounded in local context
• Themes where personal experience adds credibility
• Subjects with room for a stronger point of view

Output

Create 1-3 idea files in content/posts/ with:

• stage: 01-ideas
• type: opinion
• Reference to inspiring LinkedIn post in content field
• Core insight adapted for newspaper audience

Creating New Files

Get timestamp first:

date -u +"%Y%m%d-%H%M%S"  # For slug
date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.000Z"  # For created/lastUpdated