Talent simplifies an activity. Training simplifies it even further. Critical thinking and honest assessment make sure it STAYS simple.
It is not simplicity I seek, per se, but the capability to render complexity into simplicity, and the humility to keep it that way.
Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha 
Everywhere you encounter a group of people who turn what are basically simple concepts into elaborate and difficult to understand language, implies you have stumbled upon a fortress mentality. It indicates a situation in which a group of people feel they are under attack and therefore refuse to listen to any criticism or views that do not fit with their own position and aims.
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It also could be that adversity hasn’t come a’ knocking in quite a while, allowing them to become complacent. Pain tends to clear up perception real quick.
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Pain is an ambiguous indicator; it can either be a signal that something is wrong or a symptom accompanying a growing process.
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I’d agree in the short term. Long term pain should provide a satisfactory benefit to offset the continuance of pain, otherwise it is a clue to change one’s approach.
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😊….simple, yes?
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Ha! Indeed! 🙂
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Love it! If I could give you more than 1 like for this, I will.
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Haha thanks! I’m not saying this in the spirit of sarcasm, but admittedly, I AM being cheeky: if it was feasible to respond in kind—project a holographic “thank you” to your physical location—I for sure would! 🙂
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Most of the time people love to speak simple things in a complex way 😀 and I agree with above comment 😁 would love to give multiple likes 👏🏻
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Thank you! 🙂
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🙂
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Most people seek relevance from simplification. Unfortunately, generalization does not always equal simplification, does not always equal relevance. To simplify a mathematical equation, one needs clearly-defined, common factors. To simplify calculus, one needs stable coherence. Life seems more like calculus to me.
When someone proposes a simplification, I have to ask, “what elements of the complexity are not required?”
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I think we’re going to end up saying the same thing, or are referencing the same concept, but as I tend to see phenomena as information, I would phrase it as: “How do I frame an avenue to address this information in a concise a manner as possible, and which also leads to a high rate of positive outcomes?”
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For me, examples help.
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Any form of conflict is an exchange of information. Even force is an argument which convinces the opponent to submit. Once you depersonalize the idea of conflict, you can diagram an effective strategy. Any external pressure is simply an effort to make a good case, and it is up to any debater to choose the best method of argument possible.
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I see better now. Thanks
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My view has always been that simple and complex are okay. It’s difficulty that sucks. Complexity, to me, does not have to be difficult. I understand that some things are just difficult, but what fries my ass is when people make things more difficult than they have to be
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It’s tough. I think difficulty is largely a function of being willing to shift perspective so that the goal stays firmly in mind, so that the focus becomes finding the most effective strategy possible. I think many people become complacent about consistently re-examining their goal to see if it’s valid. They’d rather just pick a mountain to climb, and keep going even though it’s not a desirable thing to conquer anymore.
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