The Laws of Simplicity - Book by John Maeda

I read an intresting book by John Maeda. There were lot of nice little comments which actually made a lot of sense . I have listed the comments i liked most in his book.

” When forced to wait, life seems unnecessarily complex”

“The process of reaching an ideal state of simplicity can be truly complex, so allow me to simplify it for you. The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction. When in doubt, just remove. But be careful of what you remove.”

“Organization makes a system of many appear fewer.”

“Something as simple as teaching another person a basic concept might seem trivial in comparison to managing a complex supply chain or programming a supercomputer. However, anyone who has tried to teach a child the seemingly trivial task of tying shoelaces may suspect that writing code for Google’s page-ranking algorithm is easier.”

“More emotions are better than less. When emotions are considered above everything else, don’t be afraid to add more ornament or layers of meaning. “

“Some of my thoughts will inevitably be deemed as wrong. But the impatience embodied by the third Law of time compels me to publish this book right now even with its unresolved flaws.”

All these comments apply to both software development and life in general.