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Card 0000 · The Eight Laws

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The Eight Laws

How every card in this set was made

Eight tests every card in this set has to pass before it can be printed.

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  1. Standalone makes sense on its own.
  2. One subject one card, one idea.
  3. Teaches or turns you learn something or see something in a new way.
  4. Thirty seconds start to finish.
  5. Retellable you can pass it on from memory.
  6. Sourced every fact is traceable.
  7. Evergreen stays true.
  8. Fits the card if it does not fit, it is not a card.
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