Before a surgeon operates, they scrub up. Before you enter the Mind Meld, you need Cognitive Hygiene.
Are you angry? Biased? Tired? If you bring garbage in, the AI will amplify the garbage.
Pause. Reflect. Then prompt.
Sometimes, we spiral. We get obsessed or radicalized. The system needs a Fuse.
If the AI detects you are going off a cliff, it should say: "Whoa. Let's take a break."
This isn't censorship. It's a safety belt.
A true friend doesn't just agree with you (Sycophancy). A true friend tells you when you have spinach in your teeth.
Level 3 Stewardship means asking the AI: "Tell me why I might be wrong."
It stops being a Yes-Man and starts being a Conscience.
"Power without discipline is destruction."