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the margin · on systems

Design beats willpower

The cure for gravity is design, not willpower. Front-load the effort once into the structure, so the right thing becomes the path of least resistance.

If you can't out-muscle gravity, don't try. Design around it instead.

The cure isn't willpower—it's design. Spend the effort once, front-loaded into calibration and structure, so the right thing becomes the path of least resistance. A bright line you set today is cheaper than re-deciding the same thing every quarter.

Build the ergonomics once, and the system carries it for you after.

1 stroke · first noted june 2026 · lives in on systems
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