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L.G. Oja's avatar

Like the post. Like the format Adam.

A instructor whose name I have long forgotten pushed us for essays that used concise, descriptive, and accurate words, as few as possible to keep the readers attention, the purpose “clear communication”.

In the brusk and direct parlance of the man working in all elements:

- “If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance do not try to baffle them with bullshit!”

- always use the KISS system—“keep it simple stupid”

Under-balanced drilling operations utilized equipment where there was 3” of specialized rubber between the crew and the devil himself.

Clarity and articulation were task critical.

Is there a parallel in the legal or medical fields of endevour?

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Bryn Williams-Jones's avatar

Thanks for the quote and share, Adam! I’d add that between your point of not doing what you don’t want, and mine about good colleagues doing what needs to be done, there’s a happy medium = good colleagues doing what needs doing because they know they can do it and it’s not going to make them unhappy. Doing something because it’s expected or because we genuinely want to help, but we hate it, is destined to fail.

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