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"Simplicity is a great virtue but it requires hard work to achieve it and education to appreciate it. And to make matters worse: complexity sells better."
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We associate complexity with expertise, innovation, and authority.
Complexity is often smoke and mirrors. Marketers are aware of the allure of complexity and will exploit our complexity bias by using jargon to impress rather than to inform customers. For example: “Util...
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Simple thinking can lead to better plans, communication, and execution.
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People tend to prefer complex solutions over plain ones.
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While simplicity can lead to innovative thinking, complexity is often used to impress rather than to help.
Complexity is not all bad. Some complexity is desirable. When things are too simple, it is often boring. The ideal level of complexity is a moving target - the more e...
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"It seems that perfection is reached not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
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