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Simplicity is difficult because most of us are overcompensating for uncertainty. Adding something is easy. But removing something is hard, because it requires conviction. It’s easier to hedge against uncertainty, entertain multiple paths, and dilute your focus than to develop a strong opinion about what to exclude.
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‘Everything should be as simple as possible, but not simpler.’
Steven Bartlett • The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life
Problem Avoidance is not a form of Passivity. The opposite of Passivity is Initiative, or Responsibility—not Energetic Futility. Problem Avoidance is in fact the most elegant form of Problem-solving, since it actively and responsibly avoids the entire Meta-problem of Dealing With the Problem. Furthermore, since many of the world’s biggest problems
... See moreJohn Gall • Systemantics. The Systems Bible
Universal truth of problem solving: The definition-solving process is circular not linear.
You can't fully define a problem without starting to solve the problem. Nor can you predict when the problem is fully defined (or solved for that matter).
Clarity will eventually emerge. https://t.co/TglwrbxPzv