principles

Last revised: 07/07/2026

1. If you can remove it without breaking anything, remove it.
2. If you need a manual to use it, the design is making you do its job.
3. Every feature you add is a promise to keep it working - forever.
4. Count the time a tool costs you, not just the time it saves.
5. Don't start from what everyone else built. Start from the problem in front of you.
6. Simple isn't less. It's everything that matters and nothing that doesn't.
7. A tool should help you finish - not keep you coming back.