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Robert's rule of computer programming

Robert Niles
Published: August 22, 2008 at 4:26 PM (MST)
You know the solution you just thought of to a long-standing problem is probably the right one if... it makes you feel like a complete idiot for not thinking of something so obvious long, long before.

Applies to management, parenting, sports... pretty much anything else.

Robert Niles also can be found at http://www.themeparkinsider.com

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