1, #21 - Simplicity on the other side of complexity
On 3 Levels of Knowing — Estimated Read Time: 26 seconds
SIMPLICITY is the world view of the child or uninformed adult, fully engaged in his own experience and happily unaware of what lies beneath the surface of immediate reality.
COMPLEXITY characterizes the ordinary adult world view. It is characterized by an awareness of complex systems in nature and society but an inability to discern clarifying patterns and connections.
INFORMED SIMPLICITY is an enlightened view of reality. It is founded upon an ability to discern or create clarifying patterns with complex mixtures.
Insight from: Architect Matthew Frederick and his book, 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School, which I found, unexpectedly, on my bookshelf this week. I think I (accidentally) stole it from Chris Cole, so… thanks, Chris!