I've been working over 15 years with clients, written specifications with them, and let's just say I've learned a few tricks that seem to be very handy.
Nobody wakes up excited to write product requirements. We all love the ping-pong part: bouncing ideas, whiteboarding, arguing about edge cases over coffee. But the moment someone says "ok, write it down so the team can build it," the energy in the room drops to absolute zero.
Here's the thing though: in 2026, your "team" increasingly includes AI agents. And agents can't read the room. They can't absorb vibes from a Slack thread. They read tokens.
The economics are simple
A complete feature described in plain text: ~300 tokens.
