Keeping quality across an exchange.
WHAT DEGRADES
Earlier instructions fade as the conversation grows The model loses track of what was established Repetition creeps in
WHY
Context limits, and uneven attention across a long context.
WHAT TO DO
Restate important constraints periodically Start a new conversation for a new topic Summarise what has been established before continuing
THE SUMMARY TECHNIQUE
"Summarise what we have established so far."
Then start a new conversation with that summary.
That resets the context while keeping what matters.
WHEN TO START FRESH
When the topic changes When output quality drops When the model references something incorrectly
WHAT CARRIES OVER
Nothing, between conversations.
Each new conversation starts with no knowledge of previous ones.
FOR ONGOING WORK
Keep a short context document you paste at the start of each session.
THE PRACTICAL HABIT
One conversation, one task.
