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==Why is this important?==  
 
==Why is this important?==  
  
* Complexity often creates confusion; whereas, it is easy to comprehend simple things
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* Simplicity often creates insight in simple things else hampered by unappropriate complexity
* People tend to get distracted if things are not kept simple and concise
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* People tend to get more focussed, if things are kept simple and concise
* Simple is usually more efficient
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* Simple is usually more efficient  
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* "As simple as possible, but not simpler" (Albert Einstein)
  
==How do I do it?==
 
  
# Avoid unnecessary complexity while building pages, so that it is easier for other people to continue the work
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==How do we do it?==
# Try to keep your writing articulate and concise
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* Reducing the complexity of our pages, so that other people can easily continue our work
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* Writing articulated and concise
  
  

Latest revision as of 00:45, 17 April 2008


Simplicity

Simple is best. This heuristic may not hold true for all situations, however, in general, it is more pragmatic to keep things simple. Besides its aesthetic virtues, following factors qualify it as an integral value of AboutUs community:

Why is this important?

  • Simplicity often creates insight in simple things else hampered by unappropriate complexity
  • People tend to get more focussed, if things are kept simple and concise
  • Simple is usually more efficient
  • "As simple as possible, but not simpler" (Albert Einstein)


How do we do it?

  • Reducing the complexity of our pages, so that other people can easily continue our work
  • Writing articulated and concise


See also:

The following list of folks understand and practice the WikiLesson described on the Simplicity page. Furthermore, they are actively propagating the Simplicity Meme by adding {{Badge:IPreferSimplicity}} to their PersonalPage.

Pages in category "IPreferSimplicity"

The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.