The Layers of the Onion
When you first start off trying to solve a problem, the first solutions you come up with are very complex, and most people stop there. But if you keep going, and live with the problem and peel more layers of the onion off, you can oftentimes arrive at some very elegant and simple solutions. Most people just don’t put in the time or energy to get there.
Steve Jobs (via mini-d)
By David Blanco
Saved in: Quotes | 2 comments » | 19 October 2006
2 comments in “The Layers of the Onion”
I totally agree with you Steve. The problem with most of us is that we think we’ve solved something and then you find out that new problems have arisen. You have to keep going until you get to the bottom of the problem.
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Nick
23 October 2006 at 8:21 pm