‘as simple as possible, but not simpler’ -einstein

‘The rapid development of media technology and the more gradual pace of human evolution is the notion of context instability.’ -Brian Southwell

Or in short, we’re not built to handle everything that is thrown at us today. Even sentences like that one.

As someone who often works with complexity – and when needed, simplicity – I value the importance of putting both in their respective places. Here’s a link to a helpful article written by Leo Babauta.

The photo is of a cookie fortune my wife gave me. It’s been posted at the top of my computer monitor since we’d first met.

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