“Yeah, leading an examined life, I always say, is a pain in the ass. It adds an element of complexity to business that most businessmen don't want to hear about. They just want to call a fabric manufacturer, and say, "Hey, give us 10,000 yards of shirting."” WantGivingPainBusinessElementsYeahAddAssHeyComplexityFabricYardsBusinessmanExamined Life Author:Yvon Chouinard
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.” InspirationalMotivationalMovingScienceSimpleBusinessCourageViolenceStupidFoolGeniusOppositesBiggerBraveryIntelligentComplexesSimplicityComplexityInsightfulFavouriteSimple LifeProgrammersSimplifySimple ThingsMinimalismHave CourageComputer ProgrammingPeace WarProgramming LanguagesSimple LivingArt And ScienceBe CourageousFew WordsComputer LanguageMake Peace Not WarSoftware DesignBravery And CourageComputer ProgrammersLess Is MoreBravery And FearPlain And SimpleLiving A Simple LifeViolence And PeaceWords Of CourageLive SimplySimplicity In DesignSimple Things In LifeViolence And WarSmall Is BeautifulSimplifying LifeGenius And MadnessSimplifying Your LifeSimplicity And EleganceSimple And ComplexLiving MoreMoving In The Right DirectionTiny HousesInsanity And GeniusSmall Simple Author:E. F. Schumacher
“For the simplicity on this side of complexity, I wouldn't give you a fig. But for the simplicity on the other side of complexity, for that I would give you anything I have.” GivingSidesBusinessSimplicityComplexityFigs Author:Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
“However, a good life consists of more than simply the totality of enjoyable experiences. It must also have a meaningful pattern, a trajectory of growth that results in the development of increasing emotional, cognitive, and social complexity.” SocialGrowthResultsBusinessEmotionalDevelopmentExperiencePatternsMeaningfulComplexityGood LifeEnjoyableTotalityCognitiveTrajectory Book:Good Business: Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning Source: Good Business: Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning