Less Is More
One of my former bosses taught me this early: less is more.
I forgot it for a while.
I started over-explaining, over-structuring, over-defending. Not because things were complex, but because I was trying to be safe.
The irony is simple: when something can be said in one sentence, adding more words often makes it dumber, not smarter.
The same applies to code. If one line expresses the logic, anything extra is noise, not clarity.
Complexity is rarely a sign of depth. More often, it’s a sign of fear.
That said— literature is the exception.
In writing, detail is not decoration. It’s where texture, rhythm, and truth live. Strip everything away and you lose the soul.
So the rule isn’t “always less.” The rule is: use only what earns its place.
Nothing more.