Admittedly, I didn’t actually follow that rule deliberately to construct Methods
This seems important to note—if I’m reading your post correctly, it seems like you’re piecing together a theory from something that you more-or-less intuitively crafted. As a result, some of the relevant intuition might not have made it into the post. If you’re trying to teach people how to create characters, this might be a red flag for you. If not, this is more of an idle comment.
I seem to remember a story about Warren Buffett: whenever he tried to teach people to trade, they failed miserably. When people asked him on why he didn’t follow his own teachings on specific successful trades he did, he simply said “Oh, I changed my mind at the last second.”
I’ve never seen sources for it though, so take it with a grain of salt.
This seems important to note—if I’m reading your post correctly, it seems like you’re piecing together a theory from something that you more-or-less intuitively crafted. As a result, some of the relevant intuition might not have made it into the post. If you’re trying to teach people how to create characters, this might be a red flag for you. If not, this is more of an idle comment.
I seem to remember a story about Warren Buffett: whenever he tried to teach people to trade, they failed miserably. When people asked him on why he didn’t follow his own teachings on specific successful trades he did, he simply said “Oh, I changed my mind at the last second.”
I’ve never seen sources for it though, so take it with a grain of salt.
Speaking as someone who more-or-less accidentally did the same thing, having it explained this way was very helpful. Thanks, Eliezer!