We all know this skill. Some of us have mastered it. Some of us are still writing essays when a sentence would do.

There’s something impressive about someone who can say, “Nice time, would repeat,” and somehow you know it was a very nice time. No diagrams. No timeline. No unnecessary adjectives doing overtime.

Then there’s the opposite end of the spectrum. The review so detailed you start wondering if you’ve accidentally opened a short novel. Page one: the doorbell. Page two: the sofa. By the end, you need a snack and a lie down.

The sweet spot is magical. Just enough information to get the point across, but vague enough to leave room for imagination. It’s confident. It’s efficient. It says, “I don’t need to explain myself you get it.”

Honestly, saying less sometimes says more… and also saves everyone five minutes of reading time.

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to the red cross, by the end, I need a snack and a lie down, too.  This is about as funny as what you said.