'Think simple' as my old master used to say. Meaning, reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Simplifying a subject means reducing it to its most basic principles.
- In plain terms
- Think simply by going back to the basics.
- What can you take from it?
- Reduce complex ideas to first principles.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is the core issue?
- How can you simplify this?
Another view
Some problems require complexity to solve.
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