[cmertayak]

It nails the value of keeping things simple, and I think the link to cognitive load deserves even more emphasis. In most of the cases, simplifying means reducing the cognitive load. Sometimes consolidating pieces with DRY, sometimes using design patterns, sometimes decomposing things into services...

Every extra details or workaround increases the number of things you need to keep in your head, not just when building the system, but every time you come back to maintain or extend it. "Simple systems have fewer 'moving pieces': fewer things you have to think about when you're working with them."

Simplicity isn't just about getting the job done quickly; it's about making sure future you (or someone else) can actually understand and safely change the system later. Reducing cognitive load with simplicity pays off long after the job is done.