Spit it out, already!

With so much connectivity available right now, it is amazing that we humans aren't hard-wired to communicate clearly from our first words. Children learn to ask for exactly what they want, when they want it. Why do adults beat around the bush, pepper their opinions with softeners, and demure when confronted about what they are actually saying?

Over-stimulation. There are so many different ways to say what we mean, that we are obliged to use complicated words. We think it makes us look smart and sophisticated, but I wonder how many smart sophisticated people are actually satisfied with what they have.

With so many vehicles to express ourselves, our voices get lost. When you only have 140 characters, you just can't be wishy-washy. And yet emails, posts and communication in general is still bogged down by wordy phrasing.

I have recently realized that I do this (who me?), and I am making an effort to stay short and sweet in every way I communicate. I can't say I am the best at it, but we all have to work to clear our vocabularies and find the right words to say what we need to say.

In a world where it is so easy to talk/text/type to one another, it is even more important to be clear and concise with our words. I am trying to be better, and I'll let you know how it goes.

The end.