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Skills2026-06-24 · source-backed
On 2026 reasoning models (Opus, o3, Gemini, R1) the chain-of-thought runs in dedicated hidden tokens, so the old incantation does nothing or actively degrades output by redirecting reasoning that already exists. Direct the reasoning instead: state your decision criteria, constraints, and what "good" looks like, and let the internal deliberation work. Clean inversion of a habit most senior people still carry from the GPT-3.5 era (source).
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Apple uses Gemini / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Apple uses Gemini); both cover Gemini, GPT, Opus; overlapping topics (does, model).
Gemini competes with Claude / Shared entities / Shared topic / What happened next
Linked by a graph relationship (Gemini competes with Claude); both cover Gemini, GPT, Opus; overlapping topics (degrad, model).
Claude Code uses Opus / Shared entities / Shared topic / What happened next / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (Claude Code uses Opus); both cover Gemini, GPT; overlapping topics (already, model).
Gemini competes with Claude / Shared entities / What happened next
Linked by a graph relationship (Gemini competes with Claude); both cover Gemini, GPT, Opus; picks up the Gemini thread on 2026-07-14.
Gemini competes with ChatGPT / Shared entities / Earlier coverage / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (Gemini competes with ChatGPT); both cover Gemini, GPT, Opus; earlier Gemini coverage from 2026-03-17.
Gemini competes with Claude / Shared entities / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Gemini competes with Claude); both cover Gemini, GPT, Opus; earlier Gemini coverage from 2026-06-21.
Linked by a graph relationship (Gemini competes with Claude); both cover Direct, Gemini, GPT; earlier Direct coverage from 2026-04-07.
Codex competes with Gemini / Shared entities / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Codex competes with Gemini); both cover Gemini, GPT, Opus; earlier Gemini coverage from 2026-02-24.