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Almost Reckless

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#3 of Top 10 Reasons why I wrote Almost Reckless

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Amy Smilovic
Nov 02, 2025
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Reason number three: the algorithm isn’t the plan and it definitely doesn’t (shouldn’t) build your path.

Back in the day……before there was an algorithm, the common refrain bleated at me from industry experts was: “this is how it’s done. Period.” Often this made no sense to me, but who was I to contradict - after all, these are “experts”. Fast forward…

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