Recently, I attended a funeral for someone that I had never met.

Although I wasn’t emotionally tied to the individual that passed away, I am good friends with members of his family.

I think that because I wasn’t emotionally distraught (like I was at my grandfather’s funeral this past year), I was able to pick up on a lot of things.

I felt like I was a sponge.

And I began to think, there was a lot of people at this funeral.

Like, so many that the streets surrounded the church were flooded with cars. They actually announced that the Police were about to start towing some cars (mine included), but I was able to leave before that happened. Does that make me a fugitive?

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I recently read this statement: simplicity enables excellence.

And it really got me thinking. Many times, I can fall for the trap that complexity equals excellence.

Like, why are there so many buttons on a remote that I never use!?

Or why does my cell phone have so many options that I never imagine using?!

That’s why I like the iPhone (yes, I want one). It is simple. It only has a few buttons and because of apps, you can choose how complex you want it to be.

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Simple, but rarely practiced.

I think this has something to do with the increase of information, the growth of technology and YouTube.

I don’t have any scientific data, but it always looks scholarly to blame YouTube.

On a random note, I read that the average American watches 92 YouTube videos a month. I think I watch (in a good month) 120+.

Have you ever talked to anyone that kept checking their texts and tweets while you were talking?

I have.

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