Via Negativa - Less, but better
“Michelangelo was asked by the pope about the secret of his genius, how he carved the statue of David, largely considered the masterpiece of all masterpieces. His answer: “It’s simple. I just remove everything that is not David.”
We live in a world where the most obvious approach to any problem is done via addition. Maybe we are conditioned in such a way from childhood. More emphasis on collecting degrees/certificates than actual learning let alone questioning do I need to do this?
Headache → Take crocin Feeling low → Buy something Feeling lonely → Install a dating app. Marriage not working → Have a child. Should anything not be working → Add something and try out so on and so forth.
Let us explore how Via negativa can be a blessing in tech, love, health, happiness, and life in general. I’m just exploring here, not trying to arrive at a particular solution as I have been reflecting on it for a while.
I see this all the time, even the writing app I’m using right now has fallen into this trap. My product manager, clients love this too! They believe by adding more features to their product, makes their product better.
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