Your state
Why it matters.
Unclear messages cost a round-trip every time. A message with the ask, the context and the deadline gets done once — and builds a reputation for clarity.
What success looks like.
- Five real messages that needed zero follow-up clarification.
- Every message carries an explicit ask and a deadline.
- One difficult update written so it landed without escalation.
The component skills.
Typical mistakes.
- — Burying the ask in the last paragraph — or omitting it.
- — Context-free demands nobody can act on.
- — Vague deadlines: 'soon', 'ASAP', 'when you can'.
Practise — activities that produce artifacts.
The explicit-ask template ~20 min
Rewrite one vague message you've sent using: ask first, context second, deadline third. Compare the two versions honestly.
Artifact: Before/after of one message
One idea per message ~20 min
Take a paragraph-long message and split it into separate messages, each with one idea and one ask. Notice how much sooner it gets answered.
Artifact: The split message set
Missions — do it for real.
Mentors for this capability.
Matched from real, opted-in DISHA members through the Mentor Intelligence Network — with their trust states shown as stored. Source-listed is not the same as verified.
No opted-in mentors match this capability yet — none are invented. See the Mentors view or the full directory.
How assessment works.
Every submission gets a transparent first-pass against the mission's rubric — what was looked for and what was observed. Verified state requires a real review; the system never upgrades self-reported evidence on its own.
clarity
Short sentences, concrete words, no unexplained jargon
audience_fit
Words and comparisons the audience can follow
composure
Notes on pressure moments and what reset you used
completeness
All parts of the task covered — nothing skipped or assumed away
follow_through
What happened afterwards — the result and what changed
Accepted evidence: mission_submission, mentor_review, observed_application, work_sample.
Stated plainly — what this doesn't do
- — Submissions are private, self-reported evidence — they never become verified without a real review.
- — Mentor review for capabilities arrives in a later phase of this module.
Source: DISHA MY LIFE SKILLS Module Master Specification v1.0 §4 · v1 · last checked 2026-10-24 · your data rights