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I'm curious what the significance of the tarot cards is here. Why not just write the following article: (this also serves as a TL;DR)

When you encounter a problem with your program, consider the following in order:

- your Motive

- Facet (localize the failure)

- Immediate Past (what changed to cause this problem)

- the Action (that you need to take)

- the desired Result

While the message is valuable, I'm not a fan of the obfuscation.

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The problem many technically inclined people have when it comes to thinking outside the box is that they begin by defining the box in such great detail.

Which is exactly why I define the box to begin with :)

The tarot card is helpful as a source of random thoughts. Other equivalents could be just as good - pick a random word from the dictionary for example might be a decent one. Another good alternative (that is designed for this) is Oblique Strategies [0]. It helps give you hand holds for your brain to latch onto and work around. Without the randomness, it is too easy to get stuck in a rut.

[0]: http://stoney.sb.org/eno/oblique.html

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