Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

If I cannot explain something with brevity and clarity, I am not ready to explain it.

Gosh, that summary is a killer. I am ready to explain something. I have this earth-changing wonderful great super-duper (note the lack of brevity and clarity) idea that the world needs to hear and implement just absolutely right now!!!

But, I am yet able to explain it clearly and briefly, like in one sentence of less than 20 words (and 20 words is a pretty darn long yawn-inducing sentence—and not again how that is neither brief nor clear).

I need to go back and consider my idea further. Brainstorming? Well, good. Brevity and Clarity still rule.

“We aren’t ready to explain this. Let’s use some brainstorming or other techniques to help
us understand what we want to explain.” That is a brief and clear statement of the present. Such serve us much better.

“But we don’t have time for this. We must move on now.”

That is an opinion. The lack of brevity and clarity are much closer to fact. Please, patience. The additional thought may serve us well.