Recognize when extended thinking is being used to compensate for a weak prompt.
More thinking is not the same as a better brief. What is the main issue? Deep reasoning for a tiny edit Correct. Extended thinking is for complex reasoning, not routine edits. The better fix is a clearer audience and constraint brief. People waiting Waiting is a symptom. The violated principle is reasoning fit: do not add latency unless the task has real complexity. Blank constraint cards This is a contributing setup gap, but not the visible trap. Missing constraints should be fixed before spending deeper reasoning. Shared laptop review Reviewing together is not the issue. The weak move is using…
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