The Paradox of Choice
Key 2: Open
More appears like less by simply moving it far, far away.
> Excerpted from Page 91 of my book, The Laws of Simplicity
At the end of LOS I list three emergent technology keys that enable simplicity.
At the end of LOS I list three emergent technology keys that enable simplicity.
Think of the power of Google which runs from a simple, lightweight text input box in your web browser to access Google’s vast network of computers and databases. You are spared having to house your own massive racks of computing equipment required to process a Google query. More appears like less by simply moving it far, far away. Thus an experience is made simpler by keeping the result local, and moving the actual work to a far away location.
6 Responses to “Key 1: Away”
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Nice laws. Thanks. I’ve been trying to practice some of these in my software before I saw your site, will see if I can use more of your laws.
Vasudev Ram
www.dancingbison.com
Hello Vasudev, I liked your link on making PDFs from Python. Python’s one of my favorite languages for certain. John
>Hello Vasudev, I liked your link on making PDFs from Python. Python’s one of my favorite languages for certain. John
Hello John,
Sorry for the late reply …
Thanks
Glad you liked it. Python’s one of my favorite languages too. Python’s simplicity (while still being powerful) happens to be one of the reasons for that, for many people as well as me.
Vasudev
I just read this paper “Scenarios, Strategies and the Strategy Process” at www.library.nyenrode.nl/nyenrode-research-paper-series/researchpaper.2006-02-21.3309373558/at_download/attachment authored by Kees van der Heijden. In a section “Conceptualising the future” he writes At the start of the well-known film “Lawrence of Arabia”, about 15 minutes into it, is a scene with Lawrence (Peter O’Toole) and fellow traveller taking a rest at a well during an arduous trip through the desert. An unusually long shot, a peptic looking Peter O’Toole and his guide, sitting out in the sun. And a long long way away, just perceptible on the horizon, a speck. It grows, something is approaching from a far corner of the screen. It is moving toward them forever. The horizon seems so far away and the whole vision shimmers in the heat of the desert. What is it ? Long looks toward the horizon…. is it a band of horsemen …? Turks… ? Bedouins… ? They wait. They watch. They wait. Two guys standing there, not knowing what to do about an approaching unknown. The shot keeps rolling, what’s visible, finally, is a man galloping in on a camel. Who is this man ? Camera still rolls on this one long long shot. Mesmerised they stand and watch, not knowing what this is or what to do. Finally, the dude with O’Toole suspects something really bad is about to happen, runs towards his own camel, grabs his revolver and BAM, from this desert spectre, a rifle retort and O’Toole’s buddy is dead. The camera is still rolling on the dead man. Omar Sharif dismounts his camel, rifle in hand, walks over and says: “he’s dead”. O’Toole says: “yes …… why?”
which is an interesting view of your point but run in reverse, (it is to do with scenario planning)…
John:
Your book is marvelous. Thanks for making my life a bit richer.
BTW, the more we know the less interesting something becomes….
I am a lawyer in nashville, tennessee. I am working on a book. The subject of the book is about simplifying the trial story, i.e., the story that the jury hears during a trial. I would love your thoughts on it, if you care to peruse its concepts.
Either way, thnx……
Hello Eddie, I love the law. Have actually taken some courses in it recently. Good luck with your new book and let me know when it’s out so that I can buy it. Best wishes, John