> [!tldr] Accumulation of little solutions ends up being a problem. Observation across all domains: - There's a problem. You solve it by adding something. - There's a problem. You solve it by adding a 2nd thing. - There's a problem. You solve it by adding a 3rd thing. - ... - There's a problem. All thing things you've added are too much [[Overhead]]. The issue of accumulated addition without subtraction pops up all over the place. [[Minimalism]] is largely about avoiding this trap.[^1] **Solutions:** - [[One In, One Out]] is a [[Minimal Stuff]]-flavored solution to this problem. - [[Enterprise Architecture]] is largely about this. [[App Rationalization]] is all about this. - [[Living with the problem can be the right solution]] **** # More ## Source - experience [^1]: I just added this to "[[System Traps]]".