Less is more. Agree or Disagree?

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OneViewpoint · Answer

Sometimes less is more.

There is often elegance in simplicity.
Minimalism can clear your mind and free up your time.
Simple plans are easy to communicate and harder to screw up.

For example, if you have some grand plan for a business initiative or a military operation and you need to communicate that to a large group of people who will be required to execute this complex grand plan. So you dump 30 pages of ideology and instructions on the organization with diverse individual capabilities complete with intricate milestones and timelines. What do you think the chances are your grand plan gets executed as you imagined? What if instead you broke it down to 3 essential elements in a way you could communicate in 30 seconds to almost anyone? Then you delivered new goals and requirements periodically to keep the plan moving forward.

In the former instance all your complex planning may go to hell within weeks...

Because only a few people really understood it.
Because shit happens, plans become obsolete every day, and rigid inflexible adherence to an out of date plan is doomed to fail.
Because change is scary and confusing to a lot of people.

In the latter instance, a simple limited communication will be easier to digest...

You make the decisions closer to the critical need on the timeline and communicate them when necessary.
You change the plan as needed, but the organization never sees it. You relieve them of the confusion of seemingly conflicting information.
To them, everything is working and they are never wasting their time doing things that make no sense to them.

I'm a huge believer in simplicity.

Zack-Bann · Answer

I agree in a lot of places.
It’s like saying “slow is smooth, smooth is fast”
Which sounds like a contradiction at first.
But it’s the philosophies used by most successful people

“More” is a trap. It’s what they want you to aim for.
But by going for the right kind of “less” you find yourself with way more

Hence: less is in fact more.

HawkPerception · Answer

When it comes to clothing in the bedroom, definitely.

When it comes to food... no. Imagine going to a party and they have very little food.

When it comes to a living space, minimalist designs do look clean, but too little isn't appealing either.

It always depends on the scenario

slatyb · Answer

As a metaphor for having stuff? I agree. My wife and I declutter fairly regularly. Today I'm taking six boxes to donate to a thrift store, mostly old clothing. We don't buy much new, a lot of it came from thrift and resale stores. They are still nice to wear, but we don't wear them so...

jshm2 · Answer

Depends on what is being made "less" I suppose. Cutting off arms and legs is certainly "less," but you don't get any "more" from it.

sage2021 · Answer

Of course it just depends on what it is. More mushrooms on my pizza 🍕 is always better! Yelling at me more is not 🚫 better!

BadApple69 · Answer

Disagree.  Less is less and more is more. These words aren’t interchangeable.

Iron_Man · Answer

Not necessary, If I’m at an all you can eat pizza buffet or Italian food buffet I’m gonna clean house not eat a little bit. So less is not more for me on that one lol 😂

AviatorTom · Answer

Depends what the LESS is. Sometimes MORE is LESS.

genericname85 · Answer

no. it litterally isn't. by definition. call me pedantic but that's what words mean xD

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

In most cases, I agree. The more you have the more pressure it puts on you both mentally and emotionally to carry.

Cidknee · Answer

That depends on what it is. It can be, like make-up or clothing.

Massageman · Answer

Ah. A devotee of Bucky Fuller, I see.

lilBigPotato · Answer

Entirely depends on the context.

jazzy34 · Answer

For most things, yes.

_Jenny_ · Answer

@thegreenyogi I have heard that before

Alex-Snow · Answer

At times it certainly is. Good point!

Xawyx-2 · Answer

Depends, but it can be quite often.

JamesMillerOwl · Answer

With some things less is more.

AgentG111 · Answer

One is none, two is one.

ABitShattered · Answer

Depends. Moderation is generally king

In_Trance · Answer

Depends on the context

Anonymous · Answer

Maybe in golf.

Mike_Hum · Answer

Sometimes.

JewsAskGoys · Answer

For the goys, yes.

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