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A Book You Don’t Have to “Read” 25

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
(The law of large numbers taken to an extreme.)

Wooo: This book will have lots of random, out-of-place
material, kind of like this. See more on the law of large
numbers in Chapter 7, page 91.

Following are some of the features that will allow you, even encour-
age you, to break the rules of thinking even as you (1) read, (2) peruse,
(3) scan this book taking in call outs, sidebars and illustrations.
Henceforth you’ll find the running text frequently interrupted by
what I officially call “Wooo” (Wisdom out of order) elements, where
information is presented more randomly, often more graphically, easy
to read, sometimes totally out of the blue. These Wooo elements pro-
vide some balance to the running text by addressing the other side of
your brain—the less structured, more free-flowing part that this book
is helping you master.
Although it is my objective (and my private, perverted pleasure) to
surprise you quite often with these free-style elements, there is some-
times some structure to help you take advantage of the lack of struc-
ture. Here are some of the elements to watch for.

Wooo!
These “Wisdom out of order” elements themselves consist of little
blurbs, quotes, mini–case histories, and illustrations that may or may
not have anything to do with the section where they’re found. Some of
these Wooo elements direct you to specific pages where the topic is
covered in more detail.