Making things smaller doesn’t make them necessarily better, but when made so we tend to have a more forgiving attitude towards their existence.引自 Law 1 Reduce
Hide:
A classical example of this technique is the Swiss army knife. Only the tool you wish to use is exposed, while the other blades and drivers are hidden.引自 Law 1 Reduce
Embody:
Embodying an object with properties of real quality is the basis of the luxury goods industry and is rooted in their use of precious materials and exquisite craftsmanship
Lessen what you can and conceal everything else without losing the sense of inherent value.引自 Law 1 Reduce
Organization makes a system of many appear fewer.
Seeing the forest(s) from the trees is a common goal that is made easier by an ad hoc process I call slip: sort, label, integrate, prioritize.
Groups are good; too many groups are bad because they counteract the goal of grouping in the first place. Blurred groupings are powerful because they can appear even more simple, but at the cost of becoming more abstract, less concrete.引自 Law 2 Organize
TEN LAWS
1 reduce The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction.
2 organize Organization makes a system of many appear fewer.
3 time Savings in time feel like simplicity.
4 learn Knowledge makes everything simpler.
5 differences Simplicity and complexity need each other.
6 context What lies in the periphery of simplicity is definitely not peripheral.
7 emotion More emotions are better than less.
8 trust In simplicity we trust.
9 failure Some things can never be made simple.
10 the one Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful.
THREE KEYS
1 away More appears like less by simply moving it far, far away.
1 open Openness simplifies complexity.
1 power Use less, gain more.
