Sometimes people at work say to me “wow, you write so clearly; how do you do it?” and I think “given the nonsense I’m normally trying to explain on LW, it’s hardly a surprise I’ve developed the skill well enough that when it’s something as ‘simple’ as explaining how to respond to a page or planning a technical project that I can write clearly; you should come see what it looks like when I’m struggling at the edge of what I understand!”.
Sometimes people at work say to me “wow, you write so clearly; how do you do it?” and I think “given the nonsense I’m normally trying to explain on LW, it’s hardly a surprise I’ve developed the skill well enough that when it’s something as ‘simple’ as explaining how to respond to a page or planning a technical project that I can write clearly; you should come see what it looks like when I’m struggling at the edge of what I understand!”.