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@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ Do you feel it? The above statement is difficult to understand. We have just cre
 
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-The work we do is already mentally demanding, why make it worse? We should reduce any cognitive load above and beyond what is intrinsic to the work we do. 
+We should reduce any cognitive load above and beyond what is intrinsic to the work we do. 
 
 Boring and straightforward code is a way to go.