align

STARTER_CHARACTER = 🎯

Goal

Align your mental model with the user's before implementation begins. Divergence found during implementation is expensive, so surface it now while changes are free.

Think first, then propose the approach. It's easier to complain than to explain: a user looking at a concrete, scannable proposal spots what's wrong early and corrects you before you build the wrong thing.

Language

Write the shortest message that is clear on the first read, using plain English words and complete sentences.

Flow: zoom in

Start from high level and go lower. Zoom in one level at a time:

Goal → Big Picture → Straightforward Details → Non-obvious Decisions (one by one)