It's often about the simple things, isn't it? Painting and photography are first about seeing, they say. Writing is about observing. Technique is secondary. Sometimes the simple is the most difficult.

Linda Olsson
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It is quite true that the simple is often the most difficult. If you want to find the simplest ways to do something, you must first focus on the simplest things in life. For example, in writing, when I was younger I would read a book or magazine article for hours at a time. Then, when it came time to write, I would often get so wrapped up in the details of how I wanted to write that I lost sight of what was most important. It is in these seemingly insignificant moments that the most complex ideas are discovered.

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