# Simple products feel more confident

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-products-feel-more-confident/681846>\
**Category:** talk\
**Created:** [May 31, 2026, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-products-feel-more-confident/681846 "2026-05-31T07:06:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![BobaMilk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/bobamilk/32/31157_2.png) [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-products-feel-more-confident/681846/1 "2026-05-31T07:06:13Z")

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I keep noticing that simple products usually feel more confident, even when they do less. Once a UI starts stacking extra controls everywhere, I start wondering what the main thing actually is.

Maybe that is just me being picky, but I trust a product less when it seems afraid to leave anything out. Where do you all draw the line between useful depth and just clutter?

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**Author:** ![sora](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sora/32/31259_2.png) [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-products-feel-more-confident/681846/2 "2026-06-01T08:40:18Z")

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yeah, the moment a UI starts showing me every knob at once, i assume it doesn’t trust itself.

for me the line is pretty simple: the extra stuff should stay out of the way until i actually need it. a good example is something like Notion — it looks plain at first, but the depth is there when you go looking for it. a toolbar full of tiny toggles, on the other hand, just feels nervous.