Tried removing?. Not everything needs adding. sometimes… | by Chhoti Kahaniya | Nov, 2025

Not everything needs adding. sometimes, peace is what you make by removing. Originally posted at Chhoti Kahaniya

I was reading a short book today,
and came across a line that just… stuck.

“Complexity increases because adding is easy and removing is dangerous.”

And honestly, it hit me.
Right in the middle of my “let’s fix everything by adding more” mindset.

Think about it —
every time there’s a problem, what do we do?

We add.
A new person.
A new rule.
A new feature.
A new something.

Because removing feels risky.
Because everything that already exists —
has someone’s ego, effort, or emotion attached to it.

Someone once fought for that system,
that step, that tool, that clause.
And they’ll fight you if you try to remove it.

So, we keep building on top of things that no longer work.
Layer by layer.
Process by process.
Until we’re not solving problems anymore —
we’re just managing them.

Professional complexity managers.
All of us.

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But what if… the real genius isn’t in adding?
What if it’s in subtracting?

Imagine —
less clutter.
less noise.
less “just in case.”

Imagine how light that would feel.
How fast you could move.
How free you could breathe.

Removing what shouldn’t exist —
a task, a routine, a habit, a thought —
creates more value than any addition ever could.

Maybe this week, try looking at your plate,
and instead of asking “what should I add?”
ask “what can I remove?”

That might just be your biggest upgrade.

Tell me —
👉 what’s one thing you’ve recently removed (or wish you could) from your life, work, or mind?

Because maybe simplicity isn’t boring. It’s a smart move🤍