Any fool can make something complicated —Woody Gutherie
A bloated product. A confusing policy. An inefficient process. That’s easy.
It’s easy because little thought or care is required. The creator only needs to think of their own needs.
Simplicity, on the other hand, is hard.
To simplify well, we need thought, care, judgement, taste, and insight.
Simplicity requires discernment to decide what’s important, willingness to say “no” to the superfluous, and guts to admit when we get it wrong.
But for all simplicity’s challenges, in return, it gives us a chance at making something much better.