Simplicity is overrated

I have been chasing the idea of simplicity so intensely that I overlooked some of its fundamentals. For example, does the new change require extensive research and work? Is letting things as is a problem with the normal functioning of daily life? Can I pay someone to do it faster? Most importantly of all, does simplicity actually convey the right message?

I have been brainwashed by the knowledge of “less is more” ever since I started dancing. For certain things, it is justified, but at the same time, how many instances of “More is MORE” am I leaving out and ignoring? The easiest example, is practices of any skill. I would never say to myself that 1 minute of complete submersion in the art is enough from “less is more” and “keep it simple stupid”.

More importantly than taking the saying at face value, we should instead look at why people sometimes need to say this. Imagine a situation where you feel you need to say this to somebody else, go through the scenario once and reflect at the end of it, why you feel you need to say it?

No matter how many time I go through the same scenario, the one conclusion I can draw from it is that the person has gone overboard into an obsessive compulsive behavior. “Less is more” should only be repeated when you’ve lost your way and couldn’t see the sweet spot of price vs performance anymore. At least, that’s the conclusion I’ve finally arrived at in life.