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That both oversimplifies his points and bypasses the interesting thought process behind them. It also cuts out the 10 tips at the bottom, a few of which are really useful insights or reminders, depending on your previous reading on this subject.


most of his tips aren't all that useful. consider #1 "using randomness" what he's actually talking about is using constraints to your advantage. Humans often have problems getting anything done with a blank sheet, they need rules to try to get around or work with. But he doesn't mention this.




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