My theory

“Simplicity can be complex and vice versa.”, Tom Rochette Everyone have experienced frustration because something seemed too complex to be solved. You might be wrong right here. In fact, it may be because you think it is complex that you cannot find the right way to solve it. As my theory says : Complex can be simple. It’s only up to you to find the way to get it simple. Read the problem again, try to see it another way, make it seems like it was easy (maybe it is!).

General explanation of the theory

This graphic shows that from a complex state, you can go to a simple state. Like a root function, when you are going from a complex state to a simple state, the beginning might be hard and long, but has soon you’ve started, you’re going straighforward until you reach the maximal point which is the edge. At this point, you’ll have reach the simplest state ever (tought it can be really hard to get there). You’ll normally end up near it, but being the simplest is quite hard. This would almost make the curve look like a root with an exponent at the end. This graphic shows that from a simple state, you can go to a complex state. It is quite easy to make something complex, so I don’t think there is more explanation needed here. We could resume all this using some stucture as shown here:

[Simple+[Simple+[Simple]]] = Complex

Transfert this to math

If for example we say that Simple = 0 and Complex = 180 (in degree), we could establish the following rules: You start with something simple and end with something else simple:

Simple -//-> Simple Simple —-> Complex —-> Simple | This represent a complete cycle

You start with something complex and end with something simple (this done into 3 steps):

Complex -//-> Simple Complex —-> Simple —-> Complex —-> Simple —-> Complex —-> Simple | This represent 2.5 cycles

Using a trigonometry circle, you can easily represent the above. The more the degree is high, the more simple it is. e.g. 1080 and 720 > the answer at 1080 if by 1080-720=360/360 = 1 time more good than the answer at 720. Something simple to something else simple.

Simple -//-> Simple 0 -//-> 0 0 —-> 360

Something simple to something complex or vice versa.

Simple < -- > Complex 0 < -- > 180 180 —-> 360

If you do the 180 —-> 0 operation, this mean you come back to where you where before, which is quite stupid here. You’d definitely go for the 180 —-> 360 operation instead, since it provides you the ability to go to a higher level of simplicity.

Maximal simplicity and complexity

This theory cycleness is mostly based on the same ideology has atomic theory. Depending on whenever atoms are indefinitely separable or not, the 2 operations (simple to complex and complex to simple) might be infinite(there is no ending) or not(there is a ending).

Conclusion (Final tought)

I guess this theory explain by itself why people are having trouble figuring out the answers to their questions. They should always have in mind that there is a way were things are easier. If you have problems answering a question, take more time looking at what is already given to you and check out if you’ve understood it well. Then look at all the possibles ways to answer your question, even invent weird ways (these will engage your creative memory which will help you find the right way). You should be able to figure out anything you’re asked to, it’s only you who have to make your way through the task.