

I help founders craft their stories to communicate and connect better, magnifying their reach and impact. When I’m not writing this newsletter or explaining why simple ≠ easy, I’m a social media ghostwriter. When you do the hard work of simplifying things for your intended audience-your boss, partner, client, prospect, or potential employer-you make it easy for them to do business with you. Simple refers to being uncomplicated and easily understood easy means something achieved without great effort.ĭespite their similarities, simple isn’t always easy it takes discipline and a conscious and intentional effort to make something less confusing, complex, and difficult to understand or do.īut in the context of your career, it’s worth it.
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That’s because while those pairs of adjectives are technically synonyms, they’re not exactly the same.Īs a professional writer, I’m a self-described “word girl” who delights in expanding her vocabulary and understanding the subtle nuances of words, even the seemingly ordinary ones.įor instance, though we tend to use the words “simple” and “easy” interchangeably, they have slightly different meanings: The first options aren’t bad, but the second ones are preferred, right? Would you rather* be called smart or brilliant?
