The Canyon of Over-Explanation

What’s Underneath and How to Navigate | Pattern in Becoming 001

You’re digging instead of standing.

Someone asks about the thing you’re building. The thing you care about. Words pour out before you can stop them.

Process. Methodology. Context. Reasons why. You’re trying to make them understand, but you can see their eyes start to glaze.

You keep digging. More background. More framework. A canyon of justification because if you can just explain it right, maybe they’ll see. Maybe you’ll finally feel valid.

But the more you talk, the more distant they become.

You’re not helping them understand. You’re proving you deserve to take up space.

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