Show Dont Tell · faridjaff Render explanations as ASCII-visual blocks instead of prose paragraphs — the user is a visual learner and absorbs structure, not sentences. Use this whenever explaining state ("where are we", "what's next", "are we done"), comparing before/after or options, walking through a flow or pipeline, breaking down cases ("what happens when X vs Y"), auditing a checklist ("did we address everything"), or recapping what changed — even when the user doesn't ask for a diagram. Also use it the moment the user says "I don't get it", asks the same question twice, or says they can't read something — that means the prose failed and the visual form is the answer.
