# Complexity (MoC) ## Overview Notes about complexity. ## Notes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #complexity AND !#type/quote AND !#type/creation/quote WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #complexity AND !#type/quote AND !#type/creation/quote WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[AI Wiki - PKM - Complex Thinking]] - [[AI Wiki - PKM - Cybernetics and PKM]] - [[AI Wiki - PKM - Dialogics]] - [[AI Wiki - PKM - Edgar Morin]] - [[AI Wiki - PKM - Emergence in PKM]] - [[AI Wiki - PKM - Feedback Loops in Knowledge Systems]] - [[AI Wiki - PKM - Reductionism vs Holism]] - [[AI Wiki - PKM - Reflexivity in Knowledge Work]] - [[AI Wiki - PKM - Self-Organization]] - [[AI Wiki - PKM - Systems Thinking]] - [[Avoid complex folder structures]] - [[Cognitive complexity]] - [[Considering the complexity and wholeness of situations]] - [[Consistency is key in a PKM system. Complexity should be avoided whenever possible]] - [[Expectations about problem-solving complexity vs reality]] - [[Gall's Law]] - [[It's a Tool, Not a Goal - Why Your PKM System Should Stay Simple (Article)]] - [[It's turtles all the way down]] - [[Simple and wrong beats complicated, and right]] - [[The tension between usability for many and usefulness for some is interesting]] - [[While coding, when in doubt, prefer verbosity]] - [[You Aren't Gonna Need It (YAGNI)]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #complexity AND (#type/quote OR #type/creation/quote) WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #complexity AND (#type/quote OR #type/creation/quote) WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[Complexity does not imply quality]] - [[Complexity is fractal. You only notice it when you get close enough to it]] - [[Complexity is simplicity waiting to be uncovered]] - [[Don’t overthink choosing your tools, organization system and techniques. Introduce those if and when you need them. If you feel overwhelmed, then it may be that you have introduced too much complexity at once]] - [[Excessive complexity is nature’s punishment for organizations that are unable to make decisions]] - [[Exponential curves have a tendency to change people's minds... fast]] - [[If simple things are not simple, the complex things are not possible. Simplicity is the greatest gift you can give to your coworkers]] - [[Life is a combinatorially explosive decision tree]] - [[More tools equal more complexity. Keep it minimal]] - [[Note-taking is a means to an end it should reduce the distance between what's in your mind and what you want to say, create, remember. Anything that adds friction should be pared down, resist the temptation to overcomplicate]] - [[Notes should be short, focused, atomic. Complex ideas should be compositions reusing atomic ones]] - [[Simple rules produce complex behavior. Complex rules produce stupid behavior]] - [[Simplicity isn't the lack of complexity. It's the clarity of understanding]] - [[Simplicity sells, complexity fails]] - [[When you simplify a complex idea, its influence expands It doesn’t just make it more understandable. It extends its reach and impact]] - [[Write your thoughts down. No complexity will help if your thoughts remain only inside your head]] - [[You have to earn complexity]] <!-- SerializedQuery END -->