active · construct · first recorded 2026-07-02 · registers: linkedin
The one-word-question pivot: “The lesson? Always follow up.” “The real wins?” Rhetorical self-interview as paragraph glue.
**The real wins?** - Built my own routine (and broke it 47 times)…
occurrences per 10k words, measured 2026-07 (run #2: 3 current + 3 vintage models, 3 matched registers, 1,392 samples)
| current AI | vintage AI (2024/25) | humans (matched) | canon (great pre-AI prose) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pooled | 0.14 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| hn | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | |
| cooking | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | |
| parenting | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | |
| 2.17 | — | — |
regex: \b(The|My) (lesson|takeaway|result|answer|kicker|best part|irony|catch|real wins?)\?