A few observations from a week spent removing steps rather than adding features.
Names are infrastructure
A clear label in a menu or dashboard can remove a surprising amount of training. If a person has to remember what the system calls something, the name is already creating work.
Defaults are quiet decisions
Every blank field asks a question. Good defaults answer the predictable questions once while leaving the unusual cases possible.
Simplicity is not the number of visible controls. It is the amount of context a person must hold to make the next correct move.
Evidence shortens debate
A screenshot at the narrowest breakpoint, a real form submission, or a timed query is usually more useful than another round of confident opinions. Small tests turn abstract disagreement into a shared fact.