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> That is: assume he already knows everything about it. Assume he knows more than you do about it. Even if you have groundbreakingly original ideas in your mate
by Maro 15y ago
> That is: assume he already knows everything about it. Assume he knows more than you do about it. Even if you have groundbreakingly original ideas in your material, just pretend it’s old hat for him. Write your prose in the succinct, direct, no-explanations way that you would write for a world-leading expert on the material.
So if he knows everything, why am I writing for him?
- barrkel 15y agoHow do you know your minions are any good when you delegate tasks to them? How do you find out if they can think for themselves?
- kstenerud 15y agoBecause he doesn't know everything, obviously. But by the time you've given your presentation, in which you've thoughtfully omitted the long winded explanations that you'd give to someone who knows nothing about the subject, he'll have deeper insight into what you've presented than you do. And that's the true mark of intelligence.