# How To Use This Book

This book is designed to used in a non-linear way--you don’t have to read it cover to cover (and in fact we encourage you not to!). Use the parts that are most relevant to you, your experiences, and your work.<br>

Feel free to share/remix/contribute to this text under our [CC BY NC license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode).


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