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What a real usage story sounds like
Work through the cases in "What a real usage story sounds like", pairing each signal with the move that fits.
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What a real usage story sounds likeLived texture, not feature recall
A convincing answer has three things underneath it: a workflow you changed, a papercut you hit and a wish you can defend. Build each from something that actually happened in your editor this month.
Name a habit Cursor replaced, like reaching for Cmd-K to refactor a function instead of editing it by hand.
Say what it cost before and what it costs now.
A specific moment the tool got in your way: a Tab completion that fought your intent, an Agent edit you had to unwind.
Specificity is the proof you were really there.
One feature you want that does not exist yet, with a reason rooted in your own work.
This is also a soft audition for product taste.