One of the challenges I set myself every day is the ‘short’ post and by ‘short’, I don’t mean ‘in a hurry’ and hence, short but short because the message is delivered in just the number of words necessary i.e. Perfection.
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
And I always look at Seth Godin’s posts for inspiration. In any given 30 day period, his posts generally average 7-8 lines and always pack a punch.
In my case, while the intent is to achieve just that, the piece always ends up longer. I understand now that this is part of what Geoff Colvin terms ‘Deliberate Practice’ and I’m hoping to get to being able to deliver a message concisely. Less is more when it comes to all forms of communication. That’s why less is hard, too.
With that in mind, I’ll wish you all a great day. And hey, what do you know – this turned out to be a concise post after all. Whether it delivered the message, I’ll leave it to you to decide..
What are your experiences with ‘less is more’? How do you work on your own communication?
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