“Simplicity is the ultimate of sophistication”- Leonardo Da
Vinci.
Law 1: Reduce
The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful
reduction. If in doubt just remove what you think you do not need. You will be
able to do more by doing less, reduce the clatter and focus only on what really
matters and counts. Keep the main thing the main thing.
Law 2: Organize
Organization makes a system of many appear fewer. An
unorganized office or room looks messy and it easy to get distracted, the same
way to your work/life. You will be able to accomplish a task easily if you are
organized.
Law 3: Time
Savings in time feel like simplicity. An average human being
spends about one hour in a day waiting in a line or an elevator, so it would
feel good if you get to save at least a minute of your time.
Law 4: Learn
Knowledge makes everything simpler. Using a manual to figure
out how to operate a new machine would violate the third law i.e. Time but in
the long run it would be the best.
Law 5: Differences
Simplicity and complexity need each other. All things cannot
be made simpler and if they were we would get bored this leaves a room for some
complexity.
Law 6: Context
What lies in the periphery of simplicity is definitely not
peripheral. I have not been able to understand clearly what this law means; i
guess you can leave a comment.
Law 7: Emotion
More emotions are better than less. Human are creatures of
emotions we would understand anything better if we can relate to it.
Law 8: Trust
In simplicity we trust. We cannot trust something that we do
not understand; Things have to be simple for us to understand.
Law 9: Failure
Some things can never be made simple. They never change,
still remain complex.
Law 10: The one
Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the
meaningful. We have to narrow our focus to what we need, say no 1000 things.