"A paper published in Nature suggests that humans struggle with subtractive thinking. When asked to improve something they tend to suggest adding new things rather than stripping back what is already there, even when additions lead to sub-par results. This may be evidence for a new “cognitive bias” in how humans think."
"Why People Forget that Less is Often More." The Economist. April 17, 2021.
"We’re ten times more likely to take action when choice is limited!"
Bregman, Peter. 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done (p. 45). Grand Central Publishing. Kindle Edition.
"Less is always more, simpler is always better." --Steve Jobs
Issacson, W. (2011). Steve Jobs. Simon & Schuster.
"To truly cherish the things that are important to you, you must first discard those that have outlived their purpose."
Kondo, M. (2014). The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. Ten Speed Press.
"You might think that having more options is always a good thing. But thinking strategically, you can often do better by cutting off options."
Dixit, A. (2010). The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life. W.W. Norton & Company.