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What does it mean?
True brilliance comes from keeping things simple rather than complicated.
In plain terms
To be brilliant, focus on simplicity.
What can you take from it?
Simplify to achieve excellence.

Where it applies

  • design work
  • problem solving
  • communication

Putting it to work

  • strip away the unnecessary
  • focus on core function

Questions to consider

  • Is simplicity always the goal?
  • How do you define brilliance?

Another view

Sometimes complexity is required to solve difficult problems.

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