I’m not improving by adding. I’m improving by subtracting.

We tend to think progress means adding more.

More features. More tools. More steps. More complexity.

But with my Life OS, the biggest improvement I made this week wasn’t adding anything. It was removing things. Simplifying.

For example — before, users had to manually link weeks to days in Notion. It created friction, confusion, and a bad experience. Now, thanks to formulas, that’s all automatic.

The dashboard just works.

And that’s the thing — great systems are invisible. New users might not notice the change. But the experience feels cleaner, more seamless, more... obvious. That’s the real magic of a good system. It fades into the background and lets you focus on what matters.

We don’t need more systems. We need more simplicity.

This week, I built something that made me proud. Not because it had 20 new features. But because it worked better with less.

Here’s the insight:

The best systems don’t do more.
They make you do less.

If you’re building something — anything — start by asking:

• What can I remove?

• What steps confuse people?

• What part can be automated, or eliminated?

Because simplicity scales and complexity fails.

If you want to simplify your life with systems, be sure to get my Life OS Dashboard. It includes all future updates, versions and walkthroughs so whenever I’ve improved something about the Life OS, you will be the first to know.

No fluff. Just systems.
Chris “The Systemizer” Punt