Aim for Simple Working Solutions

Have you ever spent hours wrestling with a problem, only to dream of a simple solution much later while you’re asleep?

It’s a common experience. Many of us, especially when faced with unfamiliar challenges, tend to overthink and overcomplicate. We fear failure, feel pressured to get things quick and right the first time, and become overwhelmed by frustration. Everyone is also trying to impress others by coming up with a solution that is far more complex than it should be. This often leads us to make things more difficult than they need to be.

Here at Mavericks, we try to encourage everyone to approach every single problem with one

motto. One of our motto is: "Simple working solutions." We believe that every single issue can be solved with a solution that is clear and simple to implement. We often find that the most elegant solutions are also the most straightforward.

I learned this the hard way during one of my first personal coding projects. I had just started

learning to code and was unfamiliar with APIs. I wanted to create a list of countries with details like their names, continents, capital cities, and country codes. Instead of exploring existing tools or datasets, I painstakingly build a dataset containing every detail manually line by line. It was tedious, stressful, and extremely time-consuming, especially for a beginner trying to get things off the ground.

In hindsight, I should have asked around and done more research instead of jumping right into the implementation. It taught me a lasting lesson: before jumping into a solution, pause. Step back. Ask yourself: is there a simpler, smarter way to do this? Often, the tools or answers already exist. You just need to find them and the answer may be right in front of your eyes.

Since then, I’ve come to appreciate the importance of “Stop, Think, and Do”. Slowing down

doesn’t mean you're not making progress. On the contrary, it often helps you move forward

more effectively. When we give ourselves space to think, we begin to see how often simplicity and efficiency go hand in hand.

So whether you’re coding, designing, solving business problems or your everyday life, always

keep in mind that a complex solution does not equal a quality solution. A simple solution can be thoughtful, practical, and impactful.