Focused communication
One of the reasons I love twitter and SMS messaging is that you have a limit to the number of characters you have to get your message across. So you’re constantly thinking about the most effective way to use the limit to get your message across.
Communication formats without limits makes it more difficult to communicate effectively and efficiently. So I’ve started putting limits on other forms of communication.
Cathy brought the 5 sentence rule to my attention a couple of weeks ago, and I have to admit that it’s changed the way I write emails. I have five sentences in my head the whole time I’m writing so I make sure I don’t go on and on which I’ve been known to do as well.
I’m thinking about what would be the optimum framework for blog posts. I hate posts that could probably be cut in a third and would end up being clearer for it. So I’m trying to stick to 3-4 paragraphs and see if my posts are clearer because of it. We’ll see.
