Complexity vs. Simplicity

Here's a great entry passed on from Jon Strande StoryBlog:

Interviewer said "I shall either ask you ten easy questions or one really difficult question. Think well before you make up your mind!"

The boy thought for a while and said, "my choice is one really difficult question."

"Well, good luck to you, you have made your own choice! Now tell me this. "What comes first, Day or Night?"

The boy was jolted into reality as his admission depends on the correctness of his answer, but he thought for a while and said, "It's the DAY sir!"

"How" the interviewer asked, "Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult question!"

"Technical Skill is the mastery of complexity, while Creativity is the master of simplicity..."

Comments

[Jon Strande]

Thank you for the link to the Story Blog - Glad you like it!

Jon

[Robert]

So a I recently had a conversation about simplicity versus complexity. This conversation came about because I describe myself as complex almost to the point of simplicity. So the topic of conversation was simplicity vs complexity. I want to know if those two concepts can merge and be equal at any given point in time....any comments or conversation would be great....thanks...