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I'd actually go one step further than that. I agree with Einstein, who said “If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough”.


Nicolas Boileau, French poet, said basically the same thing in the 17th century:

Ce que l'on conçoit bien s'énonce clairement, Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément.

(Whatever is well conceived is clearly said, And the words to say it flow with ease.)


"Whatever is well conceived is clearly said, And the words to say it flow with ease."

And those words also flow with ease.


I did a lot of training over the years, and this reminds me of the "three levels of mastery" I used to go on about.

"See one; Do one; Teach one"

You have to see it done first, then you have to do it yourself, finally, you have to teach it to others.


That is a good one too. I completely agree with that too.




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