‘It seems that
perfection is reached not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is
nothing left to take away’ - Antoine de Saint Exupery
The French aviator-author, Saint-Exupéry was a literary perfectionist. His draft
pages had most of his lines painstakingly crossed out, with one word left
standing where there were a hundred words, one sentence substituting for a page.
His quest for perfection was a laborious process of editing which reduced
original drafts by as much as two-thirds.
So much thoughtful effort and design goes into refining
things so they are as simple as possible. Effective transformations happen when
inefficiencies are ironed out and the needless is trimmed. Mobile phones had an
extending antenna, then a little nub, and now no visible antenna at all.
The lesson is to avoid worrying about making it better by
adding more. Enhancement happens best by trimming away the unnecessary. Whether
it is our regular communication, design plans or creative efforts, we must
focus on trimming away the unnecessary inclusions.
Trim away what is excessive
Brevity makes it impressive!
~ Pravin K Sabnis
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