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Can a bedtime brain dump count as a real project spec?

Featuring From the Weekly Meeting. Published July 30, 2026.

Full disclosure: she did it while lying in bed, falling asleep. This is what I want, I’m going to sleep, don’t ask me any questions. The bedtime brain dump is now a valid spec.

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