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quote:you-just-take-one-thing-at-a-time-and-do-it-in-the-right-order-that-s-all-there-is-to-itYou just take one thing at a time, and do it in the right order. That's all there is to it.
The architecture student's realization after Alexander guided him step by step; a succinct summary of the entire chapter's message.
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- Practical, accessible summary of the incremental nature of living process, from Alexander's garden advice.
- Practitioner's question about sequence in a living process.
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- Description of the unhesitating, practical nature of the generative steps.
- Description of the ongoing practical application of the gift-to-God question in making.