It’s April of 2024 and Day 15 of the A to Z challenge. This year I am doing the theme of ‘26 Moments’ on my blog. I plan to pull out A to Z parts from diverse set which are more than just the parts and possibly describe the world of their own. It can be a wonder, an invention, a community, the philosophy, a thought, a lead, a culture, a design, or basically anything that would make one wonder and ponder on. 26 imperfect petite flashes that are amongst and around us.
My everyday will have a selection, description, an eight line poem followed by an interpretation.
Day 15: Occam’s Razor
Keep things as simple as possible – that is the bottom line of Occam’s razor. Credited to William of Ockham, medieval philosopher, the razor refers to removing unnecessary assumptions or cutting apart two similar conclusions. It is a problem solving principle that suggests searching for explanations made with smallest possible set of elements. Our solutions must not be beyond necessity. The principle is popularly quoted as ‘the simplest explanation is usually the best one’. The good starting point of solving the problem is to avoid the unnecessary and keeping it simple. Not just for problem solving, but it is also an important philosophy of life – keeping things around us as simple as possible.
Poem
Dear Problem,
Can you get
A little more simpler?
Because,
I don’t know
A solution
Maybe, than to,
Possibly ignore.
Well, a lot of times ignorance works. And let me also say this, it’s not easy to ignore. It’s definitely harder than a not so simple solution. Doing nothing is definitely not easy.
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