The Risk of Overengineering
Complexity increases fragility. Strategy benefits from simplicity.
Simplifying Your Approach
- Identify one primary objective.
- Remove secondary goals that dilute focus.
- Revisit assumptions regularly.
Strength Through Simplicity
Clear strategies survive contact with reality.
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