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One or Two Big Ideas that Stick with you for Life : Subjects and my Sparknotes for Them : Professionals do the Basics Better

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One or Two Big Ideas that Stick with you for Life Subjects and my Sparknotes for Them Professionals do the Basics Better By Adam Mundorf "All things being equal, the simplest solution tends to be the best one." -- William of Occam One or Two Big Ideas  that Stick with you for Life Philosophy isn't about lots of boring ideas; it's about one or two very big ideas, which stick with you for life.  There is a saying that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication and as I get older, this truth becomes more and more apparent.  Most of us especially of my generation remember having a big book report coming up and all we wanted were the 'sparknotes'.  Sparknotes gives you the meat and potatoes of the book you're reading and eliminates all of the unnecessary information.  In the following section I will list some popular subjects and religions that people overcomplicate.  I will provide you with my sparknotes for them and hopefully you will realize how simple life r...