The definitive reason why definitive guides aren’t really definitive

Malcolm Auld has a problem. A definitive guide problem. From pickle jars to staying on the ‘spectrum of analytical maturity’; if it exists, there’ll be a definitive guide to it.

Let me share a personal secret with you dear reader. I’ll whisper it to you:

“I collect definitive guides”.

It’s true. I download each one that arrives in my inbox and save them into a folder. And that’s where they stay, because I rarely read them. They’re usually so subjective and full of fluff, it takes too long to find any worthwhile stuff.

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