I have a bit of a tendency to lay out even the simplest technical suggestion in the following pattern: - summary of issue/opportunity - things we know are tru

I have a bit of a tendency to lay out even the simplest technical suggestion in the following pattern: - summary of issue/opportunity - things we know are true - things we think are true - things we should do - what if we were wrong in the second part? - what are the admin/technical negatives of success? - when do we need to look at that Nobody reads all the way to the bottom, but the process of writing it out makes sure that I think about it, and it also helps dig up potential Metcalfe's Law impacts on resources, combinational explosions etc.