Want to deepen your knowledge? Try teaching it.
Dec 05, 2025 5:01 am
Issue # 06
Hey ,
“When one teaches, two learn.”
— Robert Heinlein
Nothing clarifies what’s foggy faster than trying to explain it to someone else.
Teaching isn’t just about sharing what you know—it’s about discovering what you truly understand.
A simple practice that Nobel laureates—and masters of clarity—swear by: the Orangutan Effect. Explain your idea to someone who knows nothing—like Warren Buffett once quipped, “you may leave behind a puzzled primate, but will yourself exit thinking more clearly.”
That moment of vulnerability—when gaps in your own understanding surface—is where transformation begins.
The trick: teach with purpose.
Use simple language, tell a story, break down complex ideas into basic parts. It’s not only kinder to others, it’s smarter for you. When you teach, you learn. Depth, clarity, mastery—they follow.
The ONE Question:
What’s one idea or insight I can explain to someone else this week that will sharpen my own clarity—and how will I teach it (even informally)?
To Extraordinary Results,
Stuart Hyslop
The ONE Thing Guy
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