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Do not demand a hidden monologue
Choose the right compute and ask for inspectable evidence, assumptions or checks.
Do not demand a hidden monologue ready.
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Current reasoning models often deliberate internally and may perform worse when forced through a hand-written chain. For ordinary models, explicit decomposition can still help multi-step tasks. In both cases, a visible rationale is evidence to audit—not proof.
Simple tasks should stay direct.
Calculations should use tools when available.
Ask for concise rationale and verification, not private scratchwork.