Remember the Occam's Razor problem solving principle that emphasizes simplification

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If you have too many assumptions to solve a problem, you may be wrong or lead to an unnecessarily complicated solution. Assumptions should be reduced (simplified) to achieve the best solution.

Flip the solution : To get a simple solution, flip the solution and look at it from a different angle. Try to think top-down and then bottom-top. If you have a data flow or data process, first think left-to-right and then right-to-left. Ask benin email list questions like: “What would happen to this ideal solution?” Or: “What would company/X do?” (Where X may not be your competitor, but one of the GAFA companies). Both of these questions force you to reduce assumptions as suggested by Occam’s Razor.

Take a step back : After intense and long discussions, the result is often a very complex and multi-page sketch. You should never see this as the final result. Take a step back: Reflect on the big picture again (at an abstract level). Does it still make sense? Then do it again at an abstract level and refactor. Sometimes it helps to stop the discussion and continue the next day. At least the brain needs time to process and come up with a better, more elegant and simpler solution.

Divide and Conquer : Simplify the problem by breaking it down into smaller parts. Then solve them separately. Then validate if the parts fit together. Take a step back to see the big picture.