The main idea of this book is very simple yet very powerful at the same time. Subtraction is about achieving an end result that is less. Getting to less doesn't mean we're doing less; rather, it's quite the opposite. We do much more thinking when we consider outcomes that involve subtraction because it forces us to think more than we did before when we defaulted to addition-solutions only.
Subtraction isn't meant to be this end-all-be-all panacea to our problems; however, it's an extremely powerful tool to consider when we go about searching for solutions. While it is much easier to default to addition, I will personally try to apply this framework of subtraction in my own day to day.
Personally, I enjoyed all of the examples that Leidy provides. It shows how ubiquitous subtraction is in problem solving and allows the reader to see subtraction through a multitude of different lenses and contexts. Whether it's a challenge as simple as connecting two Lego structures in the least cumbersome way possible, or redesigning a bike such as the strider bike, to much larger challenges such as climate change, subtraction can--and arguably should--play a vital role in the solution.
Leidy is incredibly brilliant, and his work on subtraction is novel and has the potential to be transformative in the way people attack the grand challenges of our time. I highly recommend others give this book or any of his other published works a read.
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Subtraction: a truly transformative tool
The main idea of this book is very simple yet very powerful at the same time. Subtraction is about achieving an end result that is less. Getting to less doesn't mean we're doing less; rather, it's quite the opposite. We do much more thinking when we consider outcomes that involve subtraction because it forces us to think more than we did before when we defaulted to addition-solutions only.Subtraction isn't meant to be this end-all-be-all panacea to our problems; however, it's an extremely powerful tool to consider when we go about searching for solutions. While it is much easier to default to addition, I will personally try to apply this framework of subtraction in my own day to day.Personally, I enjoyed all of the examples that Leidy provides. It shows how ubiquitous subtraction is in problem solving and allows the reader to see subtraction through a multitude of different lenses and contexts. Whether it's a challenge as simple as connecting two Lego structures in the least cumbersome way possible, or redesigning a bike such as the strider bike, to much larger challenges such as climate change, subtraction can--and arguably should--play a vital role in the solution.Leidy is incredibly brilliant, and his work on subtraction is novel and has the potential to be transformative in the way people attack the grand challenges of our time. I highly recommend others give this book or any of his other published works a read.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2021
Subtraction isn't meant to be this end-all-be-all panacea to our problems; however, it's an extremely powerful tool to consider when we go about searching for solutions. While it is much easier to default to addition, I will personally try to apply this framework of subtraction in my own day to day.
Personally, I enjoyed all of the examples that Leidy provides. It shows how ubiquitous subtraction is in problem solving and allows the reader to see subtraction through a multitude of different lenses and contexts. Whether it's a challenge as simple as connecting two Lego structures in the least cumbersome way possible, or redesigning a bike such as the strider bike, to much larger challenges such as climate change, subtraction can--and arguably should--play a vital role in the solution.
Leidy is incredibly brilliant, and his work on subtraction is novel and has the potential to be transformative in the way people attack the grand challenges of our time. I highly recommend others give this book or any of his other published works a read.
Subtraction: a truly transformative tool
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2021
The main idea of this book is very simple yet very powerful at the same time. Subtraction is about achieving an end result that is less. Getting to less doesn't mean we're doing less; rather, it's quite the opposite. We do much more thinking when we consider outcomes that involve subtraction because it forces us to think more than we did before when we defaulted to addition-solutions only.Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2021
Subtraction isn't meant to be this end-all-be-all panacea to our problems; however, it's an extremely powerful tool to consider when we go about searching for solutions. While it is much easier to default to addition, I will personally try to apply this framework of subtraction in my own day to day.
Personally, I enjoyed all of the examples that Leidy provides. It shows how ubiquitous subtraction is in problem solving and allows the reader to see subtraction through a multitude of different lenses and contexts. Whether it's a challenge as simple as connecting two Lego structures in the least cumbersome way possible, or redesigning a bike such as the strider bike, to much larger challenges such as climate change, subtraction can--and arguably should--play a vital role in the solution.
Leidy is incredibly brilliant, and his work on subtraction is novel and has the potential to be transformative in the way people attack the grand challenges of our time. I highly recommend others give this book or any of his other published works a read.
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