The ability to explain something simply usually follows understanding it deeply.

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WHAT THIS MEANS

Simplicity in explanation comes from understanding, not from talent for explaining. When you genuinely grasp something, you know which parts are load-bearing and can leave out the rest. Complicated explanations often signal that the speaker is reproducing rather than understanding.

Use this as a check on your own knowledge. Try explaining something you know to someone with no background, without jargon, in a couple of minutes. Where you cannot, you have located a gap. That is more useful than any test, and it points precisely at what to go back and learn.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

What could you explain to a child without hiding behind jargon?

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