In his book titled Simplicity, Edward de Bono explained that life is getting more complex as products and processes get more complicated. It's true that most people treat simplicity as a second-rate value. They wish for an effective solution and preferably a cheap one, but simplicity is more likely than not unwisely put aside in the wake of achieving these goals. But in math circles, an elegant derivation is often the simplest one. Perhaps it's time to think simple.

Here's his 10 rules for Simplicity:
1. You need to put a very high value on simplicity.
2. You must be determined to seek simplicity.
3. You need to understand the matter very well.
4. You need to design alternatives and possibilities.
5. You need to challenge and discard existing elements.
6. You need to be prepared to start over again.
7. You need to use concepts.
8. You may need to break things down into smaller units.
9. You need to be prepared to trade off other values for simplicity.
10.You need to know for whose sake the simplicity is being designed.