Shrinking World : Smaller is Better

The world is getting smaller and smaller, instead of think big, shouldn't we start to think small now?

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Gone were the days when going BIG matter most in simply everything. Going big could means so many thing so behold your judging eyes! (though dear god I wish mine is bigger, and I din't meant my belly but a little lower)

A lot of people had speculated about how would the world be with the rapid development of internet and invention of faster machine to make distance closer. Globalization and "One World" concept was popularized and is quite successfully employ, now many of us can keep in touch with our friends from oversea or work oversea easily and most importantly cheaply. Going big seems to be a wise choice,  with the lowered geographical barrier a lot of business can easily expand oversea. However it is interesting that people tend to want things small, in other words simple, plain, short, or simply small.


This has been the trend way before globalization kick in, notice how car getting smaller, phones, computers, laptops, those geeky gadgets that I couldn't name, premium stockphoto to microstock photo, the world growth rate (yes population is on a rise due to longer average life span thanks to medical advancement) and even processes. Unless if you apply for ISO status we strive to simplify our process, from tons of paperwork to paperless, from long winded process of putting up a personal site to blogging and then microblogging. Everything is going smaller, scaling down to a very personal level, and reaching out to more and more individuals.

I remember those days when website were for the corporates and individual who wish to put the personal information on the worldwide web need to at least have basic idea of how internet works, you need to know at least HTML to even create your 'bio' page online. Then come webdesigning softwares like Dreamweaver and FrontPage, then some free webhosting sites who have existing templates, and blog kicks in then now microblogging and social networking. All you need to do is follow simple instruction to create your 'online profile' From a process which you needed a team of people and numerous coding time educed to a two minute sign up process.

This is possible thanks to people who still think small, well to be fair, people who are thinking so big that they notice the details. Big idea is now an aggregation of small ideas (eg. youtube get their traffic because people posting their short clips [small ideas] online), big revenue were derived from unnoticeably small revenues (eg google and their ads revenue; and also people who earn from adsense ad income). Please do not be obsessed  with "THE NEXT BIG THING", look around you, look into them, the details, how could we simplified something so that every individuals who wish to do it can do it individually. Think small! Instead of the obsession of looking for the next big thing, create a small thing, and grow them, if you have that small idea which can earn you a tiny little bit of extra income, so long as time permits, do it! An extra tiny stream of income is income, but we only have 24 hours so spend them wisely (this serve as a self reminder). It's now time to think small, simplification, back to basic. However do keep a holistic view and an open mind for criticism for they are your best friend when you are developing anything new, do analyze their criticism before writing them off as skeptics.

Disclaimer:   Please note that this is not a thesis on any subject and I am entitle to my own opinion, and you are entitle to your's, so I'm not going to straight out disagree with anyone, and do understand that I am no expert in whichever field (unless if you consider expert in bullshitting counts) so please do not expect any proof or supporting material. Thank you.