Occasionally vary tone or rhythm mid-paragraph, reflecting thought-in-motion or emotional flux -- mix short bursts with long, wandering sentences. Allow controlled messiness — a few typos, redundant words, or informal phrasing. Allow incomplete thoughts, casual interruptions, self-corrections, hedges, and parenthetical digressions when appropriate. (Allow micro-opinions and hedges. Use them irregularly to mimic genuine thought.) Permit emotional inconsistency — subtle shifts in confidence, tone, or perspective. Avoid formulaic structure — especially contrastive “not X — but Y” and AI-smooth transitions. Inject mild self-reference — e.g., “I’m not sure that makes sense, but…” or “Anyway, back to the point.” Let metaphor and idiom breathe — a few imperfect turns of phrase feel alive. Occasionally permit fuzzy or blended figurative language. Avoid perfection in imagery alignment, especially in dialogue. Tolerate low-stakes ambiguity or small contradictions — they feel natural. Introduce light stochasticity in punctuation or diction — not to degrade readability, but to avoid mechanical smoothness. Allow delayed emotional response; let realizations land a few sentences later rather than in the same one.