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3:29 PM, Tuesday January 7th 2025

Hello!

Great job on the 50/50 rule it's good to not overlook it :)

Yes for the warmups! It's important to keep practicing all the exercises you come upon in the course as you move forward to keep getting better at them :)

For the reviews don't stress yourself for now, if you find yourself having some free time after the 250 box challenge, while waiting for a review, or if you want to do that instead of like a warmup once in a while that's nice since reviewing someone else's work will force you to look back onto these exercises with a new perspective and to spot out common mistakes.

That said good luck with your Boxes!

4:15 PM, Tuesday January 7th 2025

Alright, knowing this now, I will vary my routine. Sometimes I’ll review someone’s tasks, and other times I’ll practice the previous exercises as a warm-up each day before starting any page of my boxes from the challenge. This way, I’ll build good practice with everything that has been covered so far!

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