What Is Important To Know
      
      
        When dealing with new and potentially interesting artifacts, a good question to ask ThinkingOutLoud.DonaldNoyes.20110915
      
      
      
        Where to start? - Some Questions
      
      
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           What is unique, similar, different about the artifact?
        
 
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           Some would also want to know how new (modern) it is, and what it has as major features and attributes.
        
 
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           Is it scarce, expensive or hard to learn about?
        
 
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           How did we find this in the first place?
        
 
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           Ask as well:
          
        
 
      
      
      
        In Making Decisions
      
      
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           The first step in making a good decision is to grasp what the decision entails. Without a proper understanding of what is being decided upon, no good decision can come about.
          
        
 
      
      
      
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