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Discussion on: How has your relationship with complexity changed over time?

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Alejandro Zurcher

Learning and work experience has helped a lot to cope with complexity in various different ways. I'd say though sometimes It's unavoidable but as a rule of thumb If it can be made simple, then simple it is. My latest recipe is something like:

  1. Put time to do a proper POC ahead of working on the actual thing (which most times turns to be the root of the initial work anyway) Anxiety--
  2. Keep the expectations of stakeholders in line and as updated as possible. Which leads to be able to focus more on the task and having less pressure to meet an unrealistic deadline. Pressure--
  3. Divide the task in as many parts/deliverables as possible. Visibility++

On top of all of this with time I learned that no matter how complex it seems at first It always ends up being doable, managing that initial anxiety is very useful.