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>If you can't summarize it for a 5 year old, then you are either lazy or don't understand it yourself. I... kinda feel the opposite? if you feel like you can
by lsc 8y ago
>If you can't summarize it for a 5 year old, then you are either lazy or don't understand it yourself.
I... kinda feel the opposite? if you feel like you can summarize something complex in 5 sentences to a person without any background, I think you probably aren't fully understanding the thing you are summarizing.
I think this is especially true in fields like economics where even the people at the top of the field who have studied for years don't 100% understand everything.
- anoncoward111 8y agoEveryone is entitled to their own use-case of course, but let me phrase it a little differently: If you recommend me a dish from a restaurant, but you can't describe the flavors, texture, and quantity in a few sentences, then why are you recommending it? "It's awesome, the flavor is spicy, salty, and smokey. It is charred on the outside and greasey and chewy inside. It is a very hearty and filling dish."
- lsc 8y agoActually, I think that's a really good example; I hang out with a lot of foodies, and that's another thing where I'm not very educated. I can understand 'Yeah, you'd probably like it' or "this is like that other thing" but... when they start going on about the various flavors? Yeah, I have a really hard time translating that into what a thing tastes like, because I lack the background, I lack the education.