I think this is a truism. People want you to get to the point as soon as possible. The problem is in knowing what the point is. Some people just want the big

I think this is a truism. People want you to get to the point as soon as possible. The problem is in knowing what the point is. Some people just want the big picture. Others want all the minute details. I think a more common problem is that when I do get to the point, it's not the point the other person was looking for. So I instead end up with a "why don't you understand what I'm talking about?" feeling. Of course, nowadays, I'm smart enough to know that this usually goes both ways.