Abstract:
The reasons why I moved my web presence to Substack, boil down to simplicity.
The Addition Process of Technology
Over the last several months I have moved my website lloydwilliams.co to Substack at wlloydwilliams.substack.com because everything run smoother. Technology has a tendency to be an addition process. Wordpress was one of the great innovations of the last 50 years, but instead of it remaining a simple to use and high functioning tool it was originally, it became bloated with add-ons and plug-ins. Eventually the only way to use it properly was to add a dozen unrelated and often conflicting plug-ins that had to continually be upgraded with every change in the underlying Wordpress platform. What was once simple became overly complicated.
The Subtraction Process of Irreducible Complexity
I believe in the importance of irreducible complexity, a subtraction process. A mouse trap is an excellent example: five parts that together work perfectly. Remove any part and the whole will not work. Add anything and it adds little if anything to the functionality and may hinder performance. This is true of any system or process. If you can remove something from the process and it still works, it was probably unnecessary. As I mentor traders and professional to Trade Like A Pro we are constantly simplifying out processes, procedures, and technology to eliminate conflicting information and wasted excess. The simpler the process the better the performance.
Reasons for Moving to Substack
Simpler technology
Self-contained ecosystem
Elimination of plug-ins
Lower costs by eliminating add-ons
Greater efficiency
Better writing platform
Cleaner design
Better support
No Ads
No Spam
No outside marketing
I could continue but you get the point, simpler and more efficient. A better use of my resources and time.
Lesson Learned
What system, process, or procedure has for you become bloated or overly complicated? What can be removed and it still work? Try to declutter something every week and watch your productivity increase. You rarely improve something by adding more to it, rather by subtracting that which is not adding value, you increase the efficiency and often multiply the results. What can you remove this week?