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What if some problems simply are complex? How do you reduce the number of blocks then?



Typically you can't reduce the number of essential blocks. But what you can do is make them easier to comprehend through divide and conquer. Build two smaller Jenga towers instead of one big. You will have to sacrifice something (e.g. performance) for stability and clarity.

Gotta be careful though. There's a religion that claims every 10-block Jenga tower should be built as 10 single-block towers.




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