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121.288The improvisation audit

After a recorded take ask:

  1. What do I remember?
  2. What surprised me?
  3. What repeated naturally?
  4. Where did form seem to emerge?
  5. Where did I get stuck?
  6. Which mistake created useful consequence?
  7. Which 10 seconds deserve preservation?
  8. What was the actual invariant?