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The 90% Build
Jason's rule for where creative energy actually belongs.
How it works
- 1Build in mad scientist sprints to 90% completion, where all the creative leverage lives.
- 2Accept that the final 10% is administrative standardization, not creation.
- 3Hand the polish to people who are wired for it instead of stalling in it.
- 4Budget a year to harvest all the derivatives a good system produces.
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