What we need most in our complex and fast moving world, is insight about how to decode, analyze, or interpret graphic symbols of language. Smart skills develop a person’s intellectual capacity to receive, decode and transmit information efficiently. The human brain either promotes or blocks the information decoding process, and yet, the benefits reaped by people who use smart skills to decode make the process worthwhile. 
Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent, Einstein said. It takes a touch of genius- and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction. Do you agree? Academics sometimes reward more convoluted, complex and thick theory over the simple behavior that converts that complexity into effective practices, and that flaw is evident in communities which tend to work against themselves.
Not surprisingly, research increasingly shows that brain becomes overwhelmed with complex tasks and works far better when those tasks are broken into bite-sized pieces to be done over time. It’s also more enjoyable to work in this more methodical way so you get better results in the end.
It makes sense to simplify for the sake of clarity. Dave Barry reminds us that DNA, for instance is really an abbreviation for DNA is an abbreviation for deoxyribonucleicantidisestablishmentarianism, when expressed in its complex string of syllables.
So, how then you we simplify and solve complex problems? How do we decode the complexity of computer programs that constantly seem to need our attention to keep up with their complex programming changes?
Learning new programs at work, is a matter of “learning the code.” It’s a matter of practice and it helps to break large projects into smaller, organized parts that can be both understood and engaged at incremental levels.
Decoding is necessary in circles where terms get inflated and expanded or where new terms confuse. Decode the word blog for instance and you soon see it’s simply a combination of “web” and “log” or an article on the internet. “Viral marketing,” is a campaign that spreads very quickly, but it too needs decoding for people not to fear catching something unwanted.
The best way to decode complexity is to break it down, discuss with others, find replacement words or symbols to communicate when they make sense. Whatever it takes to move the complex into communication ease, will add to success for the complex projects you undertake. What do you think?
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