So cool. One reading is “complexity is not what you believe it is”. Another is “complexity is”… “not what you believe it is”. Seems similar but the difference is subtle. Even the “please try listening” line changes in both versions. One is confrontational, the other is empathetic.
replyAgreed. "complexity is" as a full sentence followed by "not what you believe it is" has a fundamentally different meaning.
replyVery cool
There is complexity
replythat can only be moved around,
not eliminated.
Sometimes it's better
replyTo keep it all in a clump
Than spread it about
Reminded me of a colleague who wrote his email replys as haiku. It got old pretty quickly.
replyLike an old colleague
replyWho wrote emails in haiku
It got old quickly
....
Sorry, I couldn't resist!!