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For example, that which requires the least ‘activation energy’, or that which is the easiest quick-start, with the least amount of friction or annoyance.
For example, iPhone Mini (or the smallest iPhone) as the best iPhone, as it is the *least* likely to get in your way, due to the small size and small weight.
For cars, not the ‘best’ car, but the smallest car, which requires the least amount of maintenance and annoyance. For example, the debate between gas vs electric vs hybrid cars:
Electric cars are in theory great, if you can recharge your car every single night at home, and if you have a short commute to work, and thus you’re always fully charged.
However, if you don’t have a charger at home, or if you plan on going on a long and random and uncertain road trip … electric cars add more burden to your planning.
For coffee, the reason I like espresso is it that it is the least cumbersome way to make your coffee, and the quickest. In theory Nespresso is a good option, but the hassle and burden of always having to buy those new capsules, or have to figure out how to recycle them. Better to just buy coffee on bulk on Amazon (the ‘Fresh Roasted Coffee’ brand), and just grind and make it at home.
Or use a ‘Clever‘ dripper, and just brew a (strong) cup of coffee the night before, keep it in the fridge, and drink a nice strong cup of pseudo-cold brew in the morning to get you going, rather than wasting the morning waiting for your coffee to steep before you get your caffeine kick going.
Or with working out, the easiest is the one which is the least cumbersome. For example, just get on the floor and do pushups, or ‘dive bombers’, or do kettlebell swings at home, or just use your chin-up bar at home. Going to the gym for many can be paralysis by analysis — the issue of finding an ideal time when the gym isn’t crowded, finding parking, waiting for a squat rack, etc.
In the context of photography, I like P (program) mode because it is the least annoying and cumbersome camera mode. You just turn on your camera, and just shoot. The best type of photography is ‘snapshot’ photography, or ‘point and shoot’ photography.
Or the reason why I prefer RICOH GR over iPhone for photography — when you lift your iPhone up, and it does the ‘raise to wake’ thing, you still need to either unlock your phone to get into the desired camera app you like (for example the Provoke app which I like), or for the default camera app, you still need to push and hold the button in the bottom right to activate the camera to turn it on. And assuming you use the default iPhone Camera app, you still often require much post-processing after the fact in order to get the photo you like. Too many steps, and components.
Or also in WordPress and with blogging I like the ‘Tiled Gallery’ block because you can quickly select photos you like, and it automatically aligns them into a collage. Having it do it randomly and automatically is less friction.
The fewer steps required to achieve your desired outcome, the better.
