You're going too far.
De Saint-Exupéry had a reasonable idea.
Simple things should be simple, complex things should be exactly as complex as they are.
If you pick an arbitrary number, you are limiting yourself only to simpler ideas.
De Saint-Exupéry had a reasonable idea.
Simple things should be simple, complex things should be exactly as complex as they are.
If you pick an arbitrary number, you are limiting yourself only to simpler ideas.
Nuance takes time and space. So does conveying context. Nonetheless, if there is a way to compress the core of the message into just seven words, I will try to do so. When it succeeds, it helps to hold attention long enough to actually deliver the more nuanced details.
Another commenter brought up the old-school journalists' pyramid rule. I'm very much aware that what I aim for is an extreme form of focusing on the sharp pointy end.