{"id":123708,"date":"2018-12-26T15:09:51","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T23:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=123708"},"modified":"2018-12-26T15:10:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T23:10:00","slug":"use-the-simplest-tool-for-the-job-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/26\/use-the-simplest-tool-for-the-job-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Use the Simplest Tool for the Job Possible."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A simple idea:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t strive to use the “best” tool possible, seek to use the simplest<\/em> tool possible for the job. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Why I still use the old iPod Nano at the gym<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In ear monitor earbuds and iPod Nano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I wear this thing to the gym everyday. I could perhaps bring a phone, or get some wireless headphones, etc, but I prefer this setup. Why? It’s the simplest setup I’ve discovered for listening to (bass heavy) music at the gym!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is simple because:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. I don’t get distracted with a phone when working out at the gym, or don’t get distracted by looking through Spotify playlists. <\/li>
  2. I never need to charge it: wired headphones don’t require charging, and the battery on the iPod Nano lasts for like 2 weeks on one charge (remember when the Nokia brick cell phones almost never required charging?) <\/li>
  3. I don’t think about the “optimal” headphone setup when going to the gym. It’s unconscious now. I just grab the thing, stuff it into my pocket, and head out. Less friction to get my ass into the gym. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Avoid whack distractions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    Frankly speaking, modern society has too much “neomania” (craziness for the new), in the words of Nassim Taleb. We like the new for the sake of the new. But what is newer is not always what is better<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For example the “new” energy drink (Red Bull) is obviously inferior to a lovely espresso or simple black cup of coffee. The same goes with comparing the “new” and “optimized” SoyLent drink when compared to a simple ribroast steak with a dash of salt and pepper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Even when we think about cameras and technology, generally the old and tested is better. Why? Not because it is older, but because it is generally simpler and stripped of the superfluous!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Why the Leica is a great camera <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    For example let us use the Leica camera as an example. The Leica isn’t a good tool because it is expensive. It’s a good tool because it’s the simplest camera ever made (thus far, perhaps with the exception with the simplicity of the iPhone Camera).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Consider the simplicity of the Leica rangefinder camera:<\/p>\n\n\n\n