Occam's Razor - Keeping it Simple

Albert Einstein cautioned us that, "Everything should be made as simple as possible but no simpler." 

His advice echos a commonly practiced principal in science called, "Occam's razor."  

Keep this principal in mind whenever you approach a problem.  This strategy will also prove helpful in the future when you are designing experiments and explaining how, or why something is the way it is.  It is even a helpful tool to use when dealing with whatever problems you encounter in life. 

Here is a pretty good explanation of the concept:

"Ockham's razor - also written, 'occam' is attributed to the fourteenth century Friar, William of Ockham, has become the hallmark of scientific theories ever since.  

Ockham stated that 'Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily.'  This has been taken to mean that whenever two or more explanations exist for a given phenomenon, the simpler one is generally preferable.

In other words, scientists use Occam's 'razor' to cut away any superfluous elements of a theory preferring to leave only the simplest explanation necessary, for logic dictates that the simpler answer tends to be more preferable than an overly complicated one.  This little rule is useful in any logical situation, even beyond the realm of science."

                                                                                    - From: Physics - Everyday Science at the Speed of Light, 2010