the.com/directness
Saying the thing instead of the fourteen things that dance around it.
means The quality of expressing what you mean clearly and plainly, without padding, hedging, or detours.
from From 'direct,' via Latin directus, the past participle of dirigere — 'to arrange in a line, set straight' (di- 'apart' + regere 'to guide, keep straight'). The same regere gives us 'regular,' 'correct,' and 'rule.' So directness carries, at its root, the image of a line drawn straight to its point — no bending to get there.
- saves
- everyone's time, including yours
- often mistaken for
- rudeness by the conflict-averse
- requires
- actually knowing what you mean
- backfires when
- paired with zero tact