Simplification Is So Hard for Me

My Problem

I have realized that I generally struggle with simplifying things or creating milestones. For example, when writing a blog post, I want to cover every detail. Similarly, when designing my personal website, I aim to include everything I desire at that time. I find it difficult to grasp the concept of "adding to things" when the additions are known to be feasible beforehand.

Even at work, given that I'm at a startup with a rapid iteration process, I struggle to accept working on or releasing a "good enough" version of something if I know it won't be viable long-term or isn't the best possible solution at the moment. This difficulty extends to situations where I don't understand something well enough to simplify it, even when simplification is the goal.

Some Comparisons

Whenever I play games, something I've started doing recently Show information for the linked content , I'm often surprised by gameplay decisions. If I were making these games, I'd never think, "Oh, you know what? This would make a great game mode." It doesn't need to emulate real-life processes; it just needs to be interesting as a game mode. So it can be simplified, for example, in PlateUp, where tables don't need to be wiped after each customer, only the plates need to be cleaned.

For example, when I create illustrations Show information for the linked content , I find it challenging to simplify them into a few lines that still convey the meaning without being too overwhelming to look at, as no one wants to view overly complex visual abstracts. For example, when creating slides, simplification is really challenging for me. I struggle to determine what should and shouldn't be included. However, it's always true that less is more when it comes to presenting information; and I am not good at that. It is also why I am not good at writing papers — I either leave too much out and assume too much from the reader or I write too much in, and cannot figure out how the flow works.

Going back to PlateUp, I can give you an example (or for people who do not understand PlateUp, just imagine I am talking about Factorio).

Below is an image as to how you’d automate making dumpling in PlateUp. And I know how to do this. I can always imagine how to do this. I have never needed guides for it. Now the setup needs mixers and combiners. The combiners combine ingredients.

But it is fine if I do not have these 2 combiners. Sure, the mixers would need to be in the front, I would need to rearrange when I finally have all the items, and in the meantime, I would need to walk 2 steps. But it would still help! I will still not need to chop. It is so hard for me to figure out the parts, to imagine them. Sure, once someone points them out, I can do it. But the process of segmentation, and scraping a formerly developed system is hard for me to comprehend.