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How to know when it's good enough

Writer: Lee Shainis
Lee Shainis
Oct 27
1 min read

When people email me after a Simplify Communication training, they often write at the bottom "P.S. I rewrote this email 20 times."Ā šŸ˜‚

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I love that they're aware, practicing, and building communication muscles.Ā 

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And, in everyday communication we have to know when it's good enough. You can't avoid hitting "send" or "submit" forever.Ā When we spend time editing, weĀ either:

1. MakeĀ edits that improve readability, brevity, or clarity.

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2. WasteĀ time on changes that don't impact anything.

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Three strategies to help identify when it's good enough:

- Step away, do something else, and return later to edit the message.

- Read it aloud or have others read it aloud to you.Ā 

- Ask AI for critical feedback. If you don't ask AI to be critical, it will just tell you you'reĀ amazing.Ā 

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