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In this chapter, a consideration of creativity and how it inspires hacking. Also, how to cultivate a healthy sense of creativity.

In this chapter, an exploration of mentoring through anecdotes about my mentors and those I have mentored.

In this chapter, exploring the personal state of hyper focus specific to hacking.

In this chapter, a contrast to down time, the state of being under pressure to deliver.

In this chapter a discussion of the importance of downtime.

In this chapter we compare sustainable means of improving software versus dramatic and risky approaches.

In this chapter, a discussion of the practice of conversation, how simply talking can help in writing better code.

In this chapter, a discussion of the practice of debugging code through a variety of means including interactive debuggers and simple print statements.

In this chapter, a discussion of the practice of changing code to improve its quality and design and the tools and other practices used to do so safely.

In this chapter, a discussion of the practice of designing code.

In this chapter, a discussion of the practice of testing code with an emphasis on automated, unit testing.

In this chapter, a discussion of breaking code down into more manageable pieces.