Comments on: Three Things You Don’t Want to Simplify

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:11:03 +0000

Ha! I love it! It is quite nice to be able to fluctuate between the two opposites at will, depending on the situation. There are plenty of times, though, when I wish that fine line between simplicity and complexity were a little less fine.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:20:57 +0000

Having a hard time on this one, too. Everything should be as simple as it needs to be, and not more. Order and chaos, simplicity and complexity, being and becoming - veer too far from the middle and things go awry. So maybe I should say that I wouldn't want the fine balance between simplicity and complexity to be any simpler than what it is. :p Charlies last blog post..Why GTD Contexts Are More Work Than They’re Worth (For Me)

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:10:12 +0000

jrandom42: Cats—I seriously would never have thought of that, but love it!

By: jrandom42

jrandom42 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:22:01 +0000

Things I would keep complex:

1. Cats. Nothing is as mysterious, multidimensional and complex as a cat. Unless it’s living with multiple kitties of various breeds and ages.

2. Software Engineering. I love to figure out the complexities of designing, engineering, deploying and running software systems.

3. The Star Trek Universe. So diverse. So full of ideas, possibilities and hope.

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:16:48 +0000

I’ve had so much fun reading these, and I hope you have as well! So many of these (spouse, the human mind, puzzles, ideas) were “Oh yeah! That’s what I should have listed!” moments for me.

This one was seriously hard for me. While I want people to be complex, I want relationships and communication to be simple. While I think I want food to complex and exciting, I essentially have the eating habits of an eight year old.

I hope some folks chime in, since this got my wheels turning!