Sooner or later, careful documentation always beats charismatic story telling.

Really I think the only way to do anything is to throw stuff at the wall and see what sticks. And then be ruthlessly analytical in figuring out why the sticky things did indeed stick. Rinse and repeat.

“Try not to localize the mind anywhere, but let it fill up the whole body, let it flow throughout the totality of your being. When this happens you use your hands where they are needed, you use the legs or the eyes where they are needed, and no time or energy will go to waste.” – Takuan (advice to a samurai warrior)