This system then engages in what I term “total system malfunction.”Ĭhoices. Nonetheless, we still have that same aforementioned system, so it might feel that way, but in reality most of us will love long long lives, even if we are seemingly making every effort to cut it short (fast food, cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, sugar, etc.). If I miss my routine at the gym for one day there is a low probability that my family will suffer terrible loss and possible starvation as a consequence. It most certainly never envisioned advanced civilization and it’s companion: the sedentary lifestyle.Įven those of us who are always “on the go” aren’t on the go the way our ancestors were.įor instance, if I don’t make it to the 7am meeting it’s unlikely deaths will ensue. Yet, this same system was never prepared for inertia. It’s an adaptive mechanism that enables us to keep moving. If information is simply processed data, then knowledge is a paradigm that increases the utility of the information.Īs a species we perfected the ability to make quick decisions with limited information. “Information is not knowledge,” Albert Einstein once noted.
#Kiss keep it simple stupid free#
I’m sure you can come up with numerous other areas of application as well – feel free to put them in the comments below. In this manner we can avoid such needless overthinking, self-induced stressors, and high levels of toxicity in our interpersonal lives. In life recovery this principle is best applied to our interpretations of events and our communication to one another. Keeping It Simple Requires Understanding The Difference Between Information & Knowledge Particularly, as evidenced by the fact that we frequently complicate things, for example, like a free lunch – just eat the damn meal. This is due to the fact that we are complex systems – it’s helpful to think of our psyche as operating by various systems. This was the version as first introduced by the United States Navy, and frankly, it takes Ockham’s razor and sharpens the hell out of it. In technical mumbo jumbo, is best thought of as: “a design rule that states that systems perform best when they have simple designs rather than complex ones.”
Sometimes it’s stated as “keep it simple stupid,’ and other times it’s “keep it simple and straightforward,” and still yet other times, “keep it short and simple.” Simplicity is the backbone behind the KISS principle, as is evident with the name. The KISS Principle (Recovery Slogan Or Design Rule?) So, Why torture myself? This is how the KISS principle can eliminate unnecessary stress.īetween a simple life and a complicated life lies a choice. The latter is a hypothesis that is in accord with data because historically this is her track record, it’s what has the least assumptions. The first is an assumption based on fear, it’s not based on data but rather what I don’t want to happen. Instead, it’s likely that due to her older age and proficient laziness, she is just taking her sweet ass time to provide her greeting. If I walk into my house and my dog doesn’t come running to the door, it would be silly to assume she must be dead.
I’m not going to get all philosophical or scientific on you, let’s keep the application simple. In other words, just roll with what we have access to. “Among competing hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected.” Who’s namesake is used for the staple of simplicity – Ockham’s Razor: Or, better yet, let’s give the mic to Mr. Alrighty Albert, let’s see you explain your theory of general relativity to a six-year-old…who.am I kidding I bet he could! However, that first line, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication,” gets my neurons firing… what an incredible insight.Īlbert Einstein put it this way: If you can’t explain it to a six-year-old, you don’t understand it yourself. It’s too beautiful to simply cite one sentence, I had to give you the whole enchilada. Leonardo da Vinci is often credited with this lovely poetic verse.
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