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Conservation of Complexity:
Ct = Cb + Cu
The system you build will always have a constant complexity, Ct, that is equal to the building complexity (Cb) + the UX complexity (Cu).
For example, you'd like to build an app that files people's taxes.
If you want to minimize Cu, and do something like a single button that a user clicks on to file their taxes, Cb is going to go through the roof because you'd need to make a lot of assumptions, pull their W-2s or 1099s from somewhere, check all brokerage platforms for whether the user has sold any stock, etc.
Minimizing Cb would look like simply accepting files and parsing them for details, a vibe codeable app honestly, but the UI will need to contain a large form forcing the user to find and upload every single document that's needed.
when you build, think of this formula and where you'd rather shift the complexity. this framework is fractal, and can be applied to everything from an individual feature to an entire product.
I personally used it a lot in the VC backed days, and it did wonders for my customers.
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