I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.” — Olliver Wendell Holmes We seem to appreciate simple ...

Simplicity is the new thing. Quality is so over and innovation is fading into everythingness. We’ve all but given up on trust so I guess that just leaves us with getting more by doing less. Wasn’t ...

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“How does a part of the world leave the world? How can wetness leave water?” asked Rumi almost 900 years ago. Can you remove the complex from complexity? “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication,” ...

“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is by Paul Bannister, co-founder and executive vice president at CafeMedia. Over the last few years ...

Picasso was asked once how he sculpted a lion. “That’s simple” he answered, “I take a slab of stone and remove everything that I don’t need.” Art, he added, is the elimination of the unnecessary. So ...

Complexity, says Brookings Institution social mobility expert Richard V. Reeves, “is the friend of the upper middle class.” To me, Reeves’ observation provides insight into the insidious way ...

Simplicity has a unique, almost rebellious kind of power. It is what sets apart true brilliance from noise, yet it’s often undervalued. The reason is simple: complexity sells. It signals effort, ...

At the beginning of "Walden," Henry David Thoreau makes a concise case against the complexity of modern life. "Our life is frittered away by detail. An honest man has hardly need to count more than ...

Simplicity is the new thing. Quality is so over and innovation is fading into everythingness. We’ve all but given up on trust so I guess that just leaves us with getting more by doing less. Wasn’t ...