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“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things we have done. Innovation is saying no to a thousand things.”
― Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success
― Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success
“I didn’t think of Steve in terms of being nice or mean, approving or disapproving. He was simply being straight with me. The relationship we would have over the years ahead would always remain that simple. Steve didn’t like Complexity in his working relationships any more than he liked extra buttons on his iPod.”
― Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success
― Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success
“Maxims
If you work harder and look more closely, there's always something you can whittle away. It's when you get to the essence of your idea that you'll have something to be proud of. 196
Blunt is Simplicity. Meandering is Complexity. 13
The simplest way isn't always the easiest. 2
You can't let yourself be talked into going along with something when you know there's something better. Ever. 15
Apple encourages big thinking but small everything else. 25
Simplicity's best friend: Small groups of smart people. 26
Great ideas travel with a degree of risk. 39
Just get rid of the crappy stuff and focus on the good stuff. ~ Steve Jobs's advice to Nike. 51
The less the merrier. 54
Simplicity never stands till. 70
To accomplish great things two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time. ~ Leonard Bernstein, 72
Aim realistically high. 72
Never stop moving. 73
As long as you've got new ideas to share, you are free to re-present the old ones. 110
Simplicity gains power through brevity. 133
Simplicity is in a hurry. 134
Simplicity has universal appeal. 161
It's really hard to design things by focus groups. A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them. ~ Steve Jobs, 164
Take advice, not orders. 166
So it must become your nature never to relent. You never want to come out even, because in this game a tie goes to Complexity. 192”
― Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success
If you work harder and look more closely, there's always something you can whittle away. It's when you get to the essence of your idea that you'll have something to be proud of. 196
Blunt is Simplicity. Meandering is Complexity. 13
The simplest way isn't always the easiest. 2
You can't let yourself be talked into going along with something when you know there's something better. Ever. 15
Apple encourages big thinking but small everything else. 25
Simplicity's best friend: Small groups of smart people. 26
Great ideas travel with a degree of risk. 39
Just get rid of the crappy stuff and focus on the good stuff. ~ Steve Jobs's advice to Nike. 51
The less the merrier. 54
Simplicity never stands till. 70
To accomplish great things two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time. ~ Leonard Bernstein, 72
Aim realistically high. 72
Never stop moving. 73
As long as you've got new ideas to share, you are free to re-present the old ones. 110
Simplicity gains power through brevity. 133
Simplicity is in a hurry. 134
Simplicity has universal appeal. 161
It's really hard to design things by focus groups. A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them. ~ Steve Jobs, 164
Take advice, not orders. 166
So it must become your nature never to relent. You never want to come out even, because in this game a tie goes to Complexity. 192”
― Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success
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