Net-Net-Net: The Tenets of Extreme Minimalism

Chapter 3: Section 2, Article 1

The third tenet of Net-Net-Net, as decreed by the great prophet, Zeno the Unnecessary:

“The less you do, the more you achieve. The more you achieve, the less you do.”

Key Takeaways:

• Do not do anything that does not serve the greater good (or at least, the good of the person holding the pen).
• Eliminate all unnecessary words and sentences.
• Do not use more than three colors in any given design.

Recommended Reading:

For further study, please refer to:

• Chapter 3: Section 2, Article 2: The Art of Saying Nothing
• Chapter 3: Section 2, Article 3: The Inefficiency of Efficiency

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