I write really poopy commit messages. Think "WIP" type nonsense. I branch off of the trunk, even my branch name is poopy like

feature/{first initial} {last initial} DONOTMERGE {yyyy-MM-dd-hh-mm-ss}

Yes, the branch name literally says do not merge.

I commit anything and everything. Build fails? I still commit. If there is a stopping point and I feel like I might want to come back to this point, I commit.

I am violently against any pre commit hook that runs on all branches. What I do on my machine on my personal branch is none of your business.

I create new branches early and often. I take upstream changes as they land on the trunk.

Anyway, this long winded tale was to explain why I rebase. My commits aren't worth anything more than stopping points.

At the end, I create a nice branch name and there is usually only one commit before code review.