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Heuristics of dissection Part 1
Heuristics of Dissection Part 2 (with diagrams)

 

Heuristics are rules of thumb, derived from experience, used by experts, who are usually unaware of them and therefore can't teach them.

Once they are actually put into words, they are no longer unaware. Also, it may be possible to predict some rules for dissection i.e. not derived from experience.