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February 16, 2026

Kicking the Complexity Habit • Dan North • GOTO 2014
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  • complexity is the default condition
    • complexity will grow
    • entropy will increase
  • local decisions will get made will appear to make sense locally will not roll up will clash at the edges
  • we we always have the choice to simplify if we can recognize where the complexity is and if we can arm ourselves with techniques that are going to help us do that
  • consistency is the key
    • consistency is the mechanism by which we can make we can reduce cognitive load we can or make cognitive load appropriate
  • some problems are intrinsically hard, that's fine
    • they don't need to be any harder than they are

it really shouldn't be this difficult