Clarity is Earned, Not Given π‘
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." β Albert Einstein
"Clarity in communication begins with clarity of thought. If you cannot articulate your ideas, it is often because you have yet to organize them. To speak effectively, first wrestle with your own confusion."
Have you ever tried to explain something only to hear yourself rambling?
You start confident, then suddenly youβre lost in a mess of half-formed ideas. The more you talk, the less you seem to make sense.
That used to happen to me constantly.
I remember standing in front of a group, trying to articulate an idea I knew was important. I had thought about it for weeks. I was certain I understood it.
But the second I opened my mouth, the whole thing unraveled.
Sentences tripped over themselves. My point got buried. I walked away frustrated, wondering why something so clear in my head collapsed under the weight of words.
And then it hit me: It wasnβt clear in my head.
If you canβt explain an idea simply, you donβt understand it deeply.
Your words reflect the structure of your thoughts. Disorganized thinking leads to disorganized speech. The only way to fix that is to sharpen your thoughts first.
Try this the next time you feel like your ideas are scattered:
Write it down. If you canβt put it into a few clear sentences on paper, you definitely canβt say it out loud.
Explain it to a five-year-old. Can you simplify it enough that even a child would understand? If not, youβre still lost in abstraction.
Cut the fluff. If youβre using ten words when five would do, youβre hiding behind filler. Strip your ideas down to their core.
You donβt need to be a genius to communicate well. You just need to think with more precision before you speak.
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." β Albert Einstein
Speaking with clarity isnβt a skill you add, itβs what remains when you subtract the confusion.
Have you ever caught yourself rambling, only to realize you werenβt as clear on your ideas as you thought? Or maybe youβve had a moment where refining your thoughts led to a breakthrough in communication?
Letβs talk about it. Share your story, your struggles, your small victories. Every honest conversation helps sharpen the way we think and speak.
Most people donβt struggle with speaking. They struggle with thinking.
Take the time to refine your thoughts before you let them loose. Wrestle with your own confusion before expecting others to make sense of your words.
The clearer your mind, the clearer your message.
And when your words finally land, when they connect, youβll feel the difference.
Keep thinking. Keep refining. Keep growing.
β Ryan Puusaari
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