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“Making it simple is the hardest thing” 

Daily writing prompt
What are your favorite brands and why?

7:38 in the morning.

Hands clasped over my stomach.

Eyes closed.

Trying to relax.


Hot tea in my hand.

Coffee brewing to my right.


Thinking about the question.


Favorite brand?


Only one comes to mind.


Apple.


Not because of the products.


Because of the thinking behind them.


I remember the first time I saw it.

Around 2006.


I wasn’t a tech guy.


But something stood out.


Steve Jobs talking about design.

Simplicity.

Making something so easy…

anyone could use it.


I remember the MacBook Air reveal.

Pulling it out of an envelope.


And I thought:

How the hell do you do that?


That’s when it clicked.


It’s hard…

to make something feel easy.


That’s what I respect.


💬 Reader question

What’s something that looks simple… but you know is actually hard to do?


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