Reading It

Badge starts to wonder about something. The Consultant interrupts: 'How do you wonder?' Badge, infected by the method, tries: 'I... iteratively?' The Consultant approves: 'Beautiful.' Badge's natural curiosity has been reformatted into the Consultant's process framework. He can't even wonder normally anymore. You've caught yourself using corporate jargon in a personal conversation and felt something shift.

Deeper Read

Method infection is when the process replaces the instinct. Badge didn't learn to think better. He learned to think the way the Consultant talks.