[AB] FRAMING: Context, problem, and solution.

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[ A. Diving into the creative act can produce wild, sprawling, untame, unsatisfying results that go nowhere fast. How can I think with creative freedom without planning or structuring too much?

  B. Before any creative act or analysis, first write the four characters "[AB]". Do not plan how, but know that you are creating one smooth motion between two points. "A," and "B." Communicate this [AB] in more detail (e.g. as seen here) only when, how, and if it facilitates an actual personal understanding. ]

[droqen]

When embarking on any creative or analytical, thoughtful pursuit, remember droqen to think of it in these terms, remembering them better because of their inspiration rooted in Christopher Alexander's pattern structure. (There were other authors of APL and I don't remember their names, sorry guys.)

Frame every pursuit as moving from point A to point B, even if you don't know where point B is, and even if you don't know where point A is! Dig into the middle section for as long as you must but with the aim of bookending that great big middle in [AB] brackets.

[droqen]

Start with [AB] and go from there, always keeping your position in mind. In what context do we start, what are we trying to do here, where do we want to go, and how can we get there?

Sometimes there is a deeper concept buried inside. That's fine, great even. Set it aside. Create a single smooth motion, a pure movement from point A to point B.

[droqen]

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