#Simplicity
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My 2026 Tech Stack is Boring as Hell (And That is the Point)
The author argues for a “Boring Stack” in 2026: a monolith on a single VPS with SQLite or Postgres, a standard REST API, and plain React, because simplicity reduces debugging and helps ship features.
Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity
The post argues that teams often reward overbuilt systems because complexity looks more impressive in interviews, reviews, and promotion packets, while simple work stays hard to see.
Do Less: A Short Guide
Leo Babauta argues that doing less can improve results, lower anxiety, and create time for what matters. He recommends savoring tasks, curating the day, and reducing distractions.
Taco Bell Programming
The essay argues that many systems problems can be solved by reconfiguring basic Unix tools instead of adding complex stacks. Simplicity reduces failure risk and often gets the job done.
11 Rules All Programmers Should Live By
The article lays out 11 guidelines for programmers: treat technology as a tool, favor clarity over cleverness, write only necessary code, test work before shipping, keep learning, and simplify.
5 Questions to Simplify Your Life During the Holidays
Leo Babauta says the holiday season gets complicated by extra obligations, and that simplification starts with five questions about striving, clinging, limits, time with people, and what to let go.
Simplicity Isn’t Simple
The article argues that simplicity is a product of deliberate tradeoffs, not a surface layer. It defines simplicity as reducing a product to its core purpose and gives four strategies for doing that.
28 Brilliant Tips for Living Life
Leo Babauta compiles 28 brief tips from Twitter on making life easier, calmer, and more intentional, with suggestions about priorities, mindfulness, relationships, and letting go of stress.