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The PlainReads blog
Opinionated, practical essays about information overload, plain language, and the craft of learning fast — from the people obsessed with making books shorter.
Why business and self-help books are so bloated, what that padding costs you, and how to extract the one idea you actually came for — without finishing the book.
You don't read too little or too much — you filter too late. A practical system for deciding what deserves your attention before it ever reaches your eyes.
Jargon is what you reach for when you haven't finished understanding something. Writing plainly is the proof that you have. A look at why clear writing is the difficult version.