Ten minutes now, two hundred minutes saved

An idea that we discussed recently that stuck with me: ten extra minutes spent making sure what you send is concise and clear can save the organization two hundred minutes.

The math is simple. Send something vague or sloppy to twenty people, and each of them spends ten minutes decoding what you actually meant.

Brevity and synthesis aren’t just good writing. They’re a form of respect for everyone else’s time.