Tuesday, May 27, 2008

The Laws of Simpicity

Redir-1 Yesterday I finished The Laws of Simplicity by John Maeda.  If there was ever a book that addresses a current need in my life it is this one.  I am consistently requesting prayer on my behalf to help get rid of the clutter in my life externally and internally.  This short book that is only a 100 pages long is full of great insight on simplicity that I found myself reading almost the entire book twice.  And though this book is not one that gives you strategy on eliminating clutter it does heighten how we are to appreciate and embrace simplicity -- which is incredibly beneficial.   Here are a few quotes from the book that I hope will prod you to read it.

"Humans are organization animals.  We can't help but to group and categorize what we see." p. 18

"Difficult tasks seem easier when they are need to know rather nice to know." p.42

On being a light bulb versus a laser beam: "You can either brighten a single point with laser precision or else use the same light to illuminate everything around you."  p. 53
May 27, 2008 12:56:55 PM | Books

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