PRO TIP: Instead of making it hard, don’t
This sounds obvious, but it’s surprising how often people need to be reminded of it. Like me, for example.
I propose the idiom “leave the wolf,” possibly accompanied by “Why do we need a wolf?,” after this comic:
https://xkcd.com/1134/
This is indeed a close friend of YAGNI. To my mind, “leave the wolf” is specifically about accepting that it’s OK if the problem at hand has a simple solution, resisting the urge to complicate things until the complication is a problem — to turn the situation into a logic puzzle.
“Maybe we should grab those groceries on the way there…” “Nah, leave the wolf.”
@inthehands Aw but now I’m hungry for groceries