--- title: What Are You Trying to Say? | daily.dev description: A reflection on the challenge of clear communication, exploring how asking 'What are you trying to say?' strips away jargon and complexity to reveal the core... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/what-are-you-trying-to-say--zn75s2emz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: What Are You Trying to Say? | daily.dev og:description: A reflection on the challenge of clear communication, exploring how asking 'What are you trying to say?' strips away jargon and complexity to reveal the core... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/what-are-you-trying-to-say--zn75s2emz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Zn75s2EmZ.png og:image:alt: What Are You Trying to Say? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # What Are You Trying to Say? **[Ibrahim Diallo](https://daily.dev/sources/idiallo)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A reflection on the challenge of clear communication, exploring how asking 'What are you trying to say?' strips away jargon and complexity to reveal the core message. The author uses the metaphor of describing the sky to illustrate how we often over-complicate expression, and suggests pausing to ask yourself that question before presenting ideas to others. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Why Am I Doing the Thinking for You?](https://daily.dev/posts/why-am-i-doing-the-thinking-for-you--qca7y1dx4) · Terrible Software · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Six words that define your leadership](https://daily.dev/posts/six-words-that-define-your-leadership-f62ktpolg) · The Art of Simplicity · 1 upvotes · 1 comments - [Saying the obvious thing](https://daily.dev/posts/saying-the-obvious-thing-azn1suyjp) · sean goedecke · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#career](https://daily.dev/tags/career) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/what-are-you-trying-to-say--zn75s2emz) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"What Are You Trying to Say?","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/what-are-you-trying-to-say--zn75s2emz","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/what-are-you-trying-to-say--zn75s2emz"},"datePublished":"2026-04-09T22:00:39.943Z","dateModified":"2026-04-09T22:02:19.912Z","description":"A reflection on the challenge of clear communication, exploring how asking 'What are you trying to say?' strips away jargon and complexity to reveal the core...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--foaA6JGU--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2004","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--foaA6JGU--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2004","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Ibrahim Diallo","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Ibrahim Diallo","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--UBuPzW64--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774960037/logos/idiallo?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/idiallo"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/what-are-you-trying-to-say--zn75s2emz","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"career","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ibrahim Diallo","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/idiallo"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What Are You Trying to Say?"}]} ```