"If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it well enough yourself." -- Einstein In other words, express your command of a subject by ho

"If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it well enough yourself." -- Einstein In other words, express your command of a subject by how simple you make it appear, not by demonstrating how impressive and complicated the subject is. I remind myself of this concept routinely, and struggle to reflect it in my writing and peer communications.