simplicity
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simplicity
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Complicated and wrong
Complicated and right
Simple and right
Alara and
One of the many things I learned from @gentry about design is the idea of *informed simplicity*
Smaller and simpler software with one core feature always makes me more focused. Every time I want to write something I open a simple text editor instead of something more complex like Notion or Google Docs. Feature bloat creates so much distraction and friction for me, to the point where I just sit and stare at the screen instead of actually doing
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The easiest thing is the hardest. It is harder to be simple than it is to be complex.
andrea and
The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)
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andrea and
I find that it’s in this search for aesthetic satisfaction that so many of the best lessons are found. I’m not talking about ornamentation or bells and whistles. I’m taking about the beauty of the four Cs: Clarity, cohesion, consistency, and conciseness.
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The Rise of ``Worse is Better''
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