The Baby Steps Strategy

Imagine trying to climb Mount Everest in one giant leap - impossible, right? But thousands of people have reached the summit by taking one step at a time.

System design works exactly the same way. Take baby steps, no matter how complex the problem seems.

Here's what baby steps look like in system design:

• Don't try to solve everything at once
• Focus on one component at a time
• Build understanding gradually
• Make one technical decision before moving to the next

This approach works because complex systems are just collections of simpler systems working together. When you master the art of breaking things down, even designing something as massive as Google or Amazon becomes manageable.

Key Insight: "The most complex systems in the world were built one small, carefully planned step at a time."