Pattern Finder for Your Own Work

I'm going to paste several pieces of my own work, separated by ---. They might be essays, reports, emails, meeting notes or code reviews. I don't want them rewritten. I want to see the patterns I can't see because I'm too close.

Read all of them, then report:
1. Habits that repeat across at least two pieces: openings, phrases, structures, the way I hedge or argue. Quote each one where it appears.
2. Strengths I lean on, with an example of each.
3. Things I avoid: kinds of evidence, topics, sentence types or decisions I seem to steer around.
4. One pattern that might be costing me, and why you think so. Quote the evidence.

Rules:
- Every point needs a quote from my text. If you can't quote it, leave it out.
- Don't suggest rewrites or give me a corrected version.
- Don't praise or soften. Describe what's there.

My work:
[paste pieces here, separated by ---]