I've noticed that not immediately trying to update the map after a playtest helps a lot. Of course, I can just make any obvious changes for the next version right away, but the other things that require more thinking can be done later. I just take a break for a few hours, and then continue my work when I'm ready. It's made me less susceptible to lazy map design, because I have time to process feedback and ideas while I do something else.
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