I think clarity is more important than conciseness. Furthermore, sometimes when explainng a complex topic I find myself being deliberately too verbose. I try to provide more context, like giving examples, anecdotes, explaing the same concept from different points of view, exploring contradicting ideas, etc.
good writing != concise writing
Re:Good writing is a business advantage
by john-tells-all on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @03:52PM
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I agree! Often my writing is too short: I know what I mean in my head, but the ideas don't translate to the words on the page.
My friend gave me great advice: he asked "hey can you unpack that for me?" -- my text was too concise and not clear.
There's also an important nuance here: clarity. Many times re-reading something I've written, I realized that I was being concise, but at the expense of clarity, by using jargon without explaining it. One needs to be careful not to be too concise, or they risk going over the reader's head.