Comments on: Law 3: Time http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/ simplicity resources for design, business, technology, and life Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:23:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Adam Wawrzyniak http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-8000 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:42:05 +0000 http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-8000 I have seen an interesting software design to save time when one work on the computer. The idea behind reminded me about your book "The Laws of Simplicity", so maybe you would like to see this product yourself: www.humanized.com/ To me it looks like this product still needs more developing, but I wanted to share it with you anyway, since You convinced me that 'simple is beautiful'. Thank you! I have seen an interesting software design to save time when one work on the computer. The idea behind reminded me about your book “The Laws of Simplicity”, so maybe you would like to see this product yourself: www.humanized.com/ To me it looks like this product still needs more developing, but I wanted to share it with you anyway, since You convinced me that ’simple is beautiful’.
Thank you!

]]> by: maeda http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-3777 Fri, 04 May 2007 10:40:23 +0000 http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-3777 Priorites -- yes. Whether your priorities might be to relax, or your priorities might be to rush. Thanks Jose, John Priorites — yes. Whether your priorities might be to relax, or your priorities might be to rush. Thanks Jose, John

]]> by: Jose Botteri http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-3773 Wed, 02 May 2007 12:06:48 +0000 http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-3773 I think that "time" is a question about priorities. When people said "I don´t have time for that", they really said "I have another priorities", because the "time" is constant for all the people. The problem about complexity is the problem about how you put the design in the priority list about the people. Sorry for my english, I'm form argentina and congratulations about your book. I think that “time” is a question about priorities. When people said “I don´t have time for that”, they really said “I have another priorities”, because the “time” is constant for all the people. The problem about complexity is the problem about how you put the design in the priority list about the people. Sorry for my english, I’m form argentina and congratulations about your book.

]]> by: Mary http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-2334 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:52:37 +0000 http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-2334 Does anyone know where I can get more statistics about how much of our lives are spent waiting in line? Thanks Does anyone know where I can get more statistics about how much of our lives are spent waiting in line?
Thanks

]]> by: maeda http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-217 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:42:58 +0000 http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-217 Thanks for the poem Dave. It's like a mathematical haiku. It will help me through waiting in rush hour traffic on the way home. Regards, John Thanks for the poem Dave. It’s like a mathematical haiku. It will help me through waiting in rush hour traffic on the way home. Regards, John

]]> by: Dave Everitt http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-216 Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:11:38 +0000 http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-216 waiting + impatience = waste waiting + contemplation = use waiting + impatience = waste
waiting + contemplation = use

]]> by: maeda http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-206 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:28:15 +0000 http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-206 A long time ago there was this application on computers called "fortune." It'd deliver a fortune of the day, much like a fortune cookie. Logging out would be tied to running <i>fortune</i> usually so you'd have a nice sendoff from the computer. I tend to follow whatever instructions I get from fortune cookies (within reason of course). Makes the day go by easier for me by removing choice, as Mike points out. A long time ago there was this application on computers called “fortune.” It’d deliver a fortune of the day, much like a fortune cookie. Logging out would be tied to running fortune usually so you’d have a nice sendoff from the computer.

I tend to follow whatever instructions I get from fortune cookies (within reason of course). Makes the day go by easier for me by removing choice, as Mike points out.

]]> by: mike http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-205 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:33:39 +0000 http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-205 i subscribe to the "space" music site - hearts of space...http://hos.com/ it is a weekly show and they have a huge archive of shows... i found often that i would spend more time searching thru the archive looking for the perfect show - listen to a bit and try another... i see recently they have added a "radio channel" and include in the description "no need to choose" - where they stream their shows at random throughout the day -(kind of like a mega ipod shuffle)and i listen to that now.... it's a case of "trust" - let them do the choosing...also reminds me of what was written about in the paradox of choice - a satisficing choice made by others is simpler than shooting for an optimizing choice... this really brought the point from your book and the paradox of choice alive for me - i have always been one who thought the more choice the better...but i see now that giving up control sometimes does make life simpler - in a good way i subscribe to the “space” music site - hearts of space…http://hos.com/ it is a weekly show and they have a huge archive of shows… i found often that i would spend more time searching thru the archive looking for the perfect show - listen to a bit and try another…

i see recently they have added a “radio channel” and include in the description “no need to choose” - where they stream their shows at random throughout the day -(kind of like a mega ipod shuffle)and i listen to that now….

it’s a case of “trust” - let them do the choosing…also reminds me of what was written about in the paradox of choice - a satisficing choice made by others is simpler than shooting for an optimizing choice…

this really brought the point from your book and the paradox of choice alive for me - i have always been one who thought the more choice the better…but i see now that giving up control sometimes does make life simpler - in a good way

]]> by: maeda http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-164 Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:10:10 +0000 http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-164 I missed this comment by Rita. A "weed" as a metaphysical concept versus the weeds in my yard. Poetic. I can use that. Certainly because now it's winter and I don't have to worry about the weeds ... As I travel the world talking about LOS, I find that listeners will often bring up what Laura points out here -- that waiting, in some cases, isn't always something with negative connotations. Given that today is Thanksgiving in the States, I'm thankful for your comments. Happy upcoming winter holidays! I missed this comment by Rita. A “weed” as a metaphysical concept versus the weeds in my yard. Poetic. I can use that. Certainly because now it’s winter and I don’t have to worry about the weeds …

As I travel the world talking about LOS, I find that listeners will often bring up what Laura points out here — that waiting, in some cases, isn’t always something with negative connotations.

Given that today is Thanksgiving in the States, I’m thankful for your comments. Happy upcoming winter holidays!

]]> by: Laura http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-162 Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:15:10 +0000 http://lawsofsimplicity.com/2006/07/23/law-3-time-2/#comment-162 Waiting has taken on new meaning for me this month as I enter the final month of my first pregancy. How close and how far away her birth seems, all the more so because it is unpredictable! That Tom Petty song keeps running through my head: "the waiting is the hardest part". Interesting how we choose to wait in lines at the supermarket when we could order groceries online. Or indeed as rita johnson writes how much of waiting is about perspective. I enjoy baking bread, but I do not "wait" for the dough to rise. I let it rise, plan for rising time *while I do other things*. Waiting has taken on new meaning for me this month as I enter the final month of my first pregancy. How close and how far away her birth seems, all the more so because it is unpredictable!
That Tom Petty song keeps running through my head: “the waiting is the hardest part”.

Interesting how we choose to wait in lines at the supermarket when we could order groceries online.

Or indeed as rita johnson writes how much of waiting is about perspective. I enjoy baking bread, but I do not “wait” for the dough to rise. I let it rise, plan for rising time *while I do other things*.

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