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by sandgraham 2505 days ago
tldr

1. Put an action near/inside of the object it affects.

2. If an action affects multiple objects, place action above those objects.

3. If you can't do 1 or 2, compensate by making the action more noticeable.

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Thank you. This is the reason I can’t start to write. I love brevity and clarity.

Prolonged blog posts where the crucial information can be made up in 2-3 lines is now the norm and I can’t for the life of me adapt to this style of writing.

I would love to have a tldr; or executive summary (I know it has a different meaning, but you get the point) up on top and then the rest of the article, for those who are now intrigued to read more, available to read.