Judo move

Judo move: maximum result, minimum effort.

• Reframing the problem so it is no longer a problem.
• The simplest thing that could possibly work.
• The decision that massively reduces the scale of the problem.
• Moving with the momentum of the problem. Embracing its strengths and limits.

Don't oppose forces, use them.
—Bucky Fuller

Start with a toy, start with a spreadsheet. Do the effortless things that get you 80% and build momentum.

Don't be afraid of things because they're easy to do. —Oblique Strategies

Hat tip 37 Signals.