I visited Stratford-upon-Avon last week, something I’ve been wanting to do for over a decade. I performed quite a bit of Shakespeare in highschool and have since maintained a soft spot for his plays, so visiting his birthplace was a real treat.
During the visit, I came across one of his idioms that I hadn’t heard before:
brevity is the soul of wit.
Perhaps I missed it when I was younger because I didn’t care as much about writing and communication then. But now felt like the right time to discover it.
Writing every day is a constant reminder that it’s hard to keep things short and simple whilst still having something meaningful to say.
But pursuing brevity every day is a worthwhile challenge.