The best approach to take in our overcommunicated society is the oversimplified message. In communication, as in architecture, less is more. You have to sharpen your message to cut into the mind. You have to jettison the ambiguities, simplify the message, and then simplify it some more if you want to make a long-lasting impression.

The overarching takeaway we want you to have here is that the more specific you can be about what you’re writing about, what outcome(s) you want your readers to achieve, and who your readers are, the more differentiated you’ll be.