Majicman Notes

“TheChristmas tree effect” — the human intuition to add rather than subtract to solve problems

Professor Leidy Klotz’s research spans engineering, design, and human behavior, and hammers home an intriguing finding: humans are hardwired to add stuff to solve problems, and we often overlook better solutions that involve taking stuff away.

David Epstein 

https://open.substack.com/pub/davidepstein/p/the-christmas-tree-effect?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email