SFS Minute 958: Simplicity

Tim Ferriss, the man who wrote The 4-Hour Workweek, just recently revealed that he thinks we may have gone too far as a society in optimizing everything in our lives. Some people are wearing sensors on both wrists. But something interesting is starting to happen now. After years of adding tools and systems and routines and tracking, many people are starting to do something in the opposite direction. I'll tell you what it is in just a second. Some people are embracing simplicity. They are deleting apps, reducing commitments, and simplifying their schedules, because simplicity reduces your mental load. Every time you add something, it requires more attention. Every tool you adopt creates another decision. Over time, complexity becomes exhausting. The lesson is practical. Sometimes, simplicity is all you need.