Puzzle #1: Bring Me Cupcakes! This may sound crazy, but let’s compare quality work to cupcakes. You see, I LOVE cupcakes. There’s something just so perfect about them. Not only do they look amazing, but in order to have a perfect cupcake a lot of things have to be just right. They must have the perfect amount of each ingredient to make them moist and delicious. Everything in a cupcake is well thought out and aides in making the overall cupcake a delight to eat. When I receive work that is well-thought-out, it makes me so happy. I call it a cupcake! I can tell almost immediately that it’s going to be awesome! On the other hand, I sometimes receive work that looks like little to no effort was involved in it. I call this type of work a smashed cupcake. Have you ever seen a cupcake that looks like it came from the bottom of the box? It’s all smashed up. Heck, maybe even someone licked off all the icing and then put it back hoping no one would notice. Those types of cupcakes have all the characteristics of poor work. Smashed cupcakes are just gross and no one really wants to eat them. On the recipe card below are the directions for making a good cupcake. If the ingredient will help your work be a great cupcake, go ahead and record that number in sequential order.