Simplicity.

     I've been making a real effort of late to spend time with the people I know who are intelligent, who have new ideas, who add value. I'm a big believer in the concept that who you become and how you much you grow is based on who you spend your time with. The common denominator I notice among these people is the ability and desire to relentlessly simplify. A great ability to understand what they are being told and frame it back to the source in much simpler terms that make it clearer. Here's a quote I found tonight: “The great artist and thinker are the simplifiers.” — Henri Frederic Amiel. Next time you are faced with a problem make it simpler. Then make it simpler. Then make it simpler. Next time you are sending an e-mail find a portion that doesn't matter and remove it or find a way to rephrase it with less and shorter words. Simplicity. Try it. I think you'll like it.