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by 082349872349872 1400 days ago
> the questions asked are usually in the form of an XY problem

My usual approach to an XY problem is to treat it as an AZ problem, asking myself if there are any Ms for which I think I might be able to solve AM or MZ ... but it just occurred to me that this process may not be as intuitively obvious for anyone who has grown up with GPS navigation!