The noise in any system—whether it’s a rocket, a business, or your résumé—reduces its value. There’s a temptation to always add more, but the taller the Jenga tower, the more fragile it gets. “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex,” economist E. F. Schumacher said in a quote often misattributed to Einstein. “It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.”
