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The process of unfolding and the fundamental process follow from this pleasing of oneself, as night follows day.

Alexander claims Book 2's unfolding process is a consequence of people learning to please themselves.

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Fundamental process
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The core iterative procedure that creates living structure; the engine of living process
Pleasing Yourself
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The core prescription of the chapter: making what truly pleases you at the deepest level, which Alexander argues is the key to creating all living structure and the path to the I.

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All of Book 2 may be understood as the definition of those living processes which occur when people learn to, or know how to, please themselves.
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Retrospective reinterpretation of the second volume through the lens of pleasing yourself.

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The process of unfolding is always governed by the repeated application of the fundamental operation thousands and thousands of times.claim0.840
Claim about the universality and pervasiveness of the center-making process at all scales and phases.
In nature, unfolding often consists of a process that establishes local symmetries one by one.claim0.829
Connects biological morphogenesis to architectural process.
The unfolding process allows—sustains—minute adaptation in every detail.claim0.827
The practical benefit of unfolding.
An unfolding process, if faithfully applied, will dissolve any arbitrary initial image because reality and common sense will override it.claim0.824
Key principle about images vs. unfolding.
We hypothesize that a similar 'brutal' and purely geometric process always occurs somewhere in other kinds of unfolding that generate living order — in poetry, dance, social structure, planning, and family relationships.hypothesis0.813
Extends the brutal geometry thesis beyond architecture into all creative and social domains; acknowledged as not yet confirmed with certainty
The steps of a living process always take place in a vitally important sequence, and coherence depends largely on the accuracy of this unfolding sequence.claim0.813
Highlights that order of center formation is not arbitrary; the sequence from larger to smaller wholes is critical.
If the unfolding of wholeness is correctly followed, then every part becomes unique.hypothesis0.812
Prediction that adherence to the proper process guarantees uniqueness.
Under a living process, as unfolding proceeds, the relative areas of these four components need to remain almost equal.claim0.811
Invariant that living process maintains percentage balance.