"Many are useless, like "Omit needless words."" Useless as instructions, perhaps, but highly useful as mantras. Much of writing is editing/refactoring, in whic

"Many are useless, like "Omit needless words."" Useless as instructions, perhaps, but highly useful as mantras. Much of writing is editing/refactoring, in which case it's great to repeat to yourself "omit needless words", "Be clear", and "Do not explain too much" as you do it.