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Do what you want! There is literally no wrong way to play (but don’t have zero perception - that’ll make life very tough). The game is written to allow any player to reach an ending even if you fail loads. Read the descriptions of the skills and spec into what seems interesting. Also the way they work is a double edged sword. E.g. drama is in effect the ability to lie and detect lies. With zero drama you can’t lie or spot a fib, but with max drama you can’t tell the truth. So just dive into whatever you think is the most interesting thing for you and don’t try min max as the pluses have negatives so it’s all even regardless.

I found thought cabinet is a poorly explained mechanic. Basically you do a specific thing in the course of the game e.g. fail a check or take a specific dialogue option and that thing unlocks the ability to start a thought. Then you take a temporary effect e.g. -1 perception for 2 (in game) hours while you research the thought. Then once unlocked you gain an unknown permanent effect which may be unlocking specific dialogue options, perment buffs or debuffs or changes to learning caps etc. Mostly though they add loads of flavour to the game. So again do the ones that seem thematically interesting to you.