Charis Your Life with Charis Santillie

Keep It Simple

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Do you know the KISS principle? It’s an acronym for “keep it simple stupid.” It was first coined in 1960 by aircraft engineer Kelly Johnson as a design principle for the U.S. Navy.

We had our own version of the KISS principle in my family. (Listen in to hear what it is!) 

In the past, I had a tendency to make things complicated. What I tend to notice now is that often when I start to feel frustrated, irritated, anxious, desperate, frenetic, pressured, worried, or overwhelmed, that’s my cue that something needs to be simplified.

 

What You’ll Learn:

- Why Kelly Johnson first used the KISS principle (It’s an interesting origin story!)

- What the eight most common variations of the phrase are

- What my family’s special version of the phrase is

- Why we often make things more complicated than they really are, or need to be

 

Start to pay closer attention to your feelings and see if there’s any connection to something that you’ve made complicated, and ask yourself, “How can I simplify this?”

There are always ways to simplify our lives.

 

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