Jun 2, 2009
Simplicity On The Other Side of Complexity
“I wouldn’t give a fig for simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my life for simplicity on the other side of complexity” - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
I love this quote on simplicity. As Holmes points out, there are 2 kinds of simplicity.
1 // Simplicity on this side of complexity
Striving for simplicity for simplicity sake leaves us with very little. That kind of simplicity provides simplicity and nothing more.
2 // Simplicity on the other side of complexity
This is the kind of simplicity that I am a big fan of. This kind of simplicity is powerful and provides value. This kind of simplicity doesn’t necessarily eliminate all complexity, but elegantly hides it.
Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that what we do is just too complex for simplification.
Strive for the 2nd kind of simplicity.
Simplicity on the other side of complexity.
(HT: Mark Howell // Strategy Central)
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