Patterns in confusing explanations

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Hello! Recently I've been thinking about why I explain things the way I do. The usual way I write is: Try to learn a topic Read a bunch of explanations that I find confusing Eventually understand the topic Write an explanation that makes sense to me, to help others So why do I find all these explanations so confusing? I decided to try and find out! I came up with a list of 13 patterns that make explanations hard for me to understand. For each pattern I'll also explain what I like to do instead to avoid the issue. these patterns are very normal This list isn't meant to make you feel bad about y

Patterns in confusing explanations

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