Simplification is one of the most difficult things to do.
If something is not good enough, stop doing it.
The memory of how we work will endure beyond the products of our work.
As a kid, I remember taking apart whatever I could get my hands on.
I think there is a profound and enduring beauty in simplicity; in clarity, in efficiency. True simplicity is derived from so much more than just the absence of clutter and ornamentation. It's about bringing order to complexity.
The best design explicitly acknowledges that you cannot disconnect the form from the material - the material informs the form.