Simple Made Easy
Rich Hickey • Simple Made Easy
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Simple Made Easy
Rich Hickey • Simple Made Easy
The easiest thing is the hardest. It is harder to be simple than it is to be complex.
Just understand that Simplicity is more than a goal—it’s a skill. To successfully leverage its power, you need to get good at it. That takes practice. And this is where things get a little tricky. Because the irony is, becoming skilled in Simplicity isn’t that simple. You can’t just learn it; you need to make it second nature.
Ken Segall • Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success
Simplicity is difficult because most of us are overcompensating for uncertainty. Adding something is easy. But removing something is hard, because it requires conviction. It’s easier to hedge against uncertainty, entertain multiple paths, and dilute your focus than to develop a strong opinion about what to exclude.