One of my favorite shows is Scrubs, and there's one episode that's stuck with me for nearly 2 decades, and I think about it nearly every day. In it, the team can't diagnose a patient showing every sign of Lyme disease, because they can't find the tick bite. Every test comes back negative.

Then Dr. Cox shaves the patient's head, finds the bite, and mentions Occam's Razor: the simplest solution is often the correct one.

That idea has run through my whole business; I'm a natural overthinker. So today I talk about why we overcomplicate things, and why tool hunting feels productive when it's really just busy work in disguise.

If you feel stuck or don't have a system in place yet, get the free Solopreneur System Starter Kit at https://streamlined.fm/kit.

• (00:00) - A Lesson from Scrubs on Simplicity
• (01:18) - What is Occam's Razor?
• (03:20) - Simplifying Client Onboarding with a Google Doc
• (04:14) - The Trap of Tool Hunting: Tools vs. Systems
• (05:22) - Designing Simpler Workflows (Fewest Links Philosophy)
• (07:37) - Practical Takeaways & The Starter Kit

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Streamlined Solopreneur helps overwhelmed coaches, consultants, and service providers build systems so their business doesn't depend on them.

Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy, with AI doing the tasks, not the thinking — to help you beat overwhelm, get your time back, and run your business without sacrificing the rest of your life, or your health.

Looking for a place to start? Download the Solopreneur Systems Starter Kit: the 4 systems every solopreneur should have, the simplest way to set them up, plus the exact tools, automations, and AI prompts you need. No guessing. Get it free at https://streamlined.fm/kit.

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