Simply Put

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The Case for Simplicity

Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.

—Steve Jobs

Over the course of a couple of weeks in March 2020, the world as we knew it screeched to a halt. The NBA abruptly shut down its season midway through a game. Cruise ships were ordered to immediately stop under a no-sail order. The New York City public school system, the nation’s largest, closed its doors. A new virus, COVID-19, brought our modern life to a standstill.

But as our species began to take shelter and socially distance, ...