Minimalism Continued

The problem with over-complicating triathlon is that it's a timekiller. I don't know a single decent triathlete that says, "Man, I have so much extra time. Maybe I'll go paint some watercolors this afternoon."

When you overcomplicate things, it takes up your time and causes stress. You keep adding in variables and some of them are bound to fail.

What's really weird is that everybody wants to simplify and cut back, they just feel like they need permission to do it or actually don't know how. Hey, you know what? Go for it.

Haikus and Twitter are great examples of how minimalism can do wonders.  Haiku poetry limits the words to 5-7-5 syllables and delivers a concise punch.  Twitter limits posts to 140 characters and limits what you can say.  Turns out Twitter got crazy popular because there usually isn't more to say than that, anyway.

Now you know the why, next installment will take a look at the how.