What problem does it solve? Dense, information-rich Japanese writing often reads as flat and boring because every paragraph is written in the same cognitive mode. This Skill treats pacing not as decoration but as deliberate switching of the reader's cognitive modes (observation, hesitation, assertion, re-observation) and as management of unresolved tension, so explanatory chapters, articles, and essays keep readers moving forward. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Sentence and paragraph rhythm design: Defines the "establish, flow, stop" sentence beat, alternation of assertion and hesitation, and dense/sparse paragraph waveforms. - Tension and structure management: Rules for opening hooks, section entries via counter-questions or confessions, landing enumerations on concrete scenes, and recovering open questions at the close. - Mechanical post-draft inspection: A five-step checklist (topic test, vocabulary leakage test, tension ledger, beat check, boundary check) plus a symptom-to-prescription table for diagnosing flat drafts. - Use Case: When a technically correct but dull explanatory article needs diagnosis, apply the inspection procedure to find meta-commentary ("this chapter covers..."), missing unresolved tension, or monotone assertion, then rewrite using the prescribed fixes. ## Quick Start Use the cognitive-rhythm-writing skill to diagnose and revise this Japanese explanatory article so it reads with deliberate pacing and sustained tension.
