WHO’S THE AUTHOR
The quote got famous by the courtroom drama Philadelphia, where a lawyer was fired by his law firm when they discovered that he was HIV positive. Today it is an oft-heard cri de coeur from entrepreneurs, managers, policymakers and other professionals who are tired of the empty phrases of management bullshit and want to grasp a subject in a clear, understandable way.
HOW TO APPLY IT IN YOUR EVERY DAY LIFE
In this article we explain the Feynman technique. If you write down an idea from beginning to end in simple language that a child can understand, you force yourself to grasp the concept at a deeper level and establish relationships and connections between the different ideas. This way, you don't get stuck in the "what", but you can better explain the "why".
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
How do you explain complex concepts such as net present value, subsidiarity principle or unconditional love in an understandable way? It seems that it takes more insight from a person to explain something simple than something complex. Perhaps that is why Einstein is reported to have said: "If you can't explain it to a six-year-old, you don't understand it well enough".
NICE TO KNOW...
According to a 2013 study, four-year-old girls ask 390 questions a day... So let the child in you loose and ask the why question at least ten times a day!
