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Maximize order. Order is the lubricant for information. And if you back your reasons with guiding principles (aka philosophy) the specifics will remain obvious as well as sort themselves.

These are the only ways to reduce cognitive load and they apply to any situation where one needs to understand something. After all, code is about understanding.

Anecdotally, the specific methods mentioned in the article that seem most valid stem from the guiding principle of maximizing order, which drastically reduces the cognitive load of the contents of the article.