There is value in sequencing information—not dumping a stack of information on someone at once but dropping a clue, then another clue, then another. This method of communication resembles flirting more than lecturing.

Through the loss of an effective filtering, there is a surfeit of redundant connections leading to a storm of signals to the higher centres. We are incapacitated; attaching meaning or attributing salience is random and all becomes noise.

... language is like a fingerprint. It leaves behind traces or signals of the person or people who created it.

7. Jargon Monoxide: On the Drawbacks and (Limited) Virtues of Hollow and Impenetrable Babble

“We have no idea what leaders mean by “let’s leverage our core competencies to create synergies that move the needle.” When you ask them to explain what it means for how people ought to act, it becomes clear they have no idea what they are talking about either. We also don’t know what consultants from places such as McKinsey mean by “the helix organization,” “squad-to-squad meetings,” or “fit-for-purpose accountable cells.” Of course, professors are not immune from such crimes against clarity—many of us take perverse pride in baffling our students and colleagues with highfalutin language.

The third solution is to translate in-group jargon into plain English to avoid confusing or alienating outsiders who need to understand it.