Simplicity (MoC) - DeveloPassion

# Simplicity (MoC) ## Overview Notes about simplicity. ## Notes   - [[Avoid complex folder structures]] - [[Cognitive complexity]] - [[Digital Minimalism]] - [[Figure out which problems are worth solving and which ones you can ignore]] - [[I prefer mindfulness and finding joy in the small things]] - [[In Defense Of Using Fewer Tools (Article)]] - [[Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS)]] - [[Less is more with communities]] - [[Note-taking is a vital skill]] - [[Occam's Razor]] - [[Plan de Tables Mariage]] - [[Simple and wrong beats complicated, and right]] - [[The KISS Principle (Article)]] - [[The tension between usability for many and usefulness for some is interesting]] - [[We have to simplify our lives]]  ## Quotes   - [[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]] - [[Don’t worry about creating the perfect system]] - [[Explain like I am 5 doesn't mean only using simpler words. It means simplifying the explanation of an idea]] - [[If simple things are not simple, the complex things are not possible. Simplicity is the greatest gift you can give to your coworkers]] - [[If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich]] - [[Just choose a tool and stick with it. Only then will you be productive]] - [[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]] - [[Productivity thrives on simplicity]] - [[Simple doesn't mean easy]] - [[Simple scales. Fancy fails]] - [[Simple things are the most extraordinary]] - [[Simplicity boils down to two steps. Identify the essential. Eliminate the rest]] - [[Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication]] - [[Simplicity isn't the lack of complexity. It's the clarity of understanding]] - [[Simplicity sells, complexity fails]] - [[Strive for simplicity and accept that your Knowledge base and Knowledge management system will forever be flawed]] - [[Technical simplicity and robust principles will serve you better than complex systems]] - [[The alternative to maximizing is to be a satisficer. To satisfice is to settle for something that is good enough and not worry about the possibility that there might be something better]] - [[The biggest advantage of minimizing the digital tools you use is you have less to keep organized and up to date. You have fewer options about where something will go or what you will use to do a piece of work]] - [[The key to great writing is ordinary words and simple sentences]] - [[The man of knowledge, the man of opinion, the man of experience, will never find the truth. For the mind must be very simple to find truth, and simplicity is not achieved through learning]] - [[The more options you have, the less likely you’ll choose any of them, and the less satisfied you'll be with your choice]] - [[There is great beauty in little things]] - [[To satisfice is to settle for something that is good enough and not worry about the possibility that there might be something better]] - [[What we need are few. What we want are many]] - [[When you simplify a complex idea, its influence expands It doesn’t just make it more understandable. It extends its reach and impact]] - [[You have to earn complexity]]