Greetings Golfers,
What do people mean by the saying “Less is More”?
According to PHRASE FINDER, it means: “The notion that simplicity and clarity leads to good design”.
Obviously it’s referring to architecture, but I think it relates to everything. Simplicity and clarity sure beats complication and confusion.
We host a lot of golf events. My mantra to the organizers is always “Less is More”. That usually isn’t what people want to hear. They get sucked into other people telling them they should do “this really fun thing”. Usually, it’s not really fun … and if they listen to a lot of people and keep adding “fun things” … it becomes annoying instead of fun.
We need to prioritize. We have limited time on this planet. We innately know how much time things should take. Life shouldn’t be rushed through … but time shouldn’t be wasted either. Time is precious. We all know that instinctively.
I advise golf events to focus on 4 things:
- simple format
- nice pace of play
- friendly atmosphere
- good food
Too often, adding “More” … leads to:
- complicated format
- slow pace of play
- uptight atmosphere
- no one sticks around for the dinner
As usual, Abraham Lincoln said it well: “If I’d had more time, I would have written a shorter letter”.
Simple doesn’t mean simple minded. It usually means clarity. That takes work.
Adding too much to things … is usually lazy and not focused. Lazy because of not doing the work of clarity which leads to simplicity.
Henry David Thoreau: “Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify. Simplify.”
Cheers,
Tom Abts
GM/Head PGA Professional
tabts@deerrungolf.com
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