> avoid stating the almost-obvious... I feel it's in the nature of communication to avoid stating the obvious and only becomes problematic when what's obvious

> avoid stating the almost-obvious... I feel it's in the nature of communication to avoid stating the obvious and only becomes problematic when what's obvious to the sender is not to the receiver. Paradoxically while too much obviousness makes a statement banal, being the first to explicitly state what's obvious to everyone is extremely insightful... :)