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I see tons of essays called something like “On X” or “In Praise of Y” or “Meditations on Z,” and I always assume they’re under-baked. That’s a topic, not a take.
28 Slightly Rude Notes on Writing
Adam Mastroianni
There is no need to cut croutons into perfect little squares! Just tear the bread-it's easier and more fun, and most important, the croutons taste better because they have lots of raggedy edges that get crisp, and even slightly burnt.
Six Seasons
Joshua McFadden
Physical constraints are made more effective and useful if they are easy to see and interpret, for then the set of actions is restricted before anything has been done. Otherwise, a physical constraint prevents a wrong action from succeeding only after it has been tried.
The Design of Everyday Things
Don Norman
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