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What is register matching? Register matching is a built‑in behavior of many large language models. It’s an instruction—often placed in the system prompt—that encourages the model to mirror the tone, formality, and style of the user’s writing. In general‑purpose tools, this makes interactions feel natural and responsive. If you sound casual, the model replies casually. If you sound measured or formal, the model shifts to match you. For example:You write: “Hi, can you help me write an email?”...

There’s a particular kind of awkwardness reserved for people who show up to the future before everyone else. You walk into the room, full of excitement, waving around something inventive and useful — and leadership looks at you like you’ve brought a ferret to a wedding. You’re not wrong. You’re just… early. W hen innovation looks like a mistake Last half, I partnered with an engineer to create a codemod prompt that identified and relabeled accessibility defects in code. I thought: here is a...

Every creative breakthrough begins with one invisible condition: safety. Not just “no one’s yelling,” but real nervous-system safety — the kind that lets your brain and body exhale. The kind that says: you are allowed to be here, to be wrong, to experiment. Without that, innovation doesn’t stand a chance. When we’re in survival mode, the body reroutes energy from imagination to protection. The prefrontal cortex — home of creativity, empathy, and long-term planning — goes dim. The amygdala...