The vague improvement

Short journal · Original editorial · Words that carry their weight

A report says a process is better without explaining how.

Clear writing connects an action with its purpose. A concrete noun and a useful verb often reveal what a vague assurance hides. Revise for the reader's task, and keep deliberate ambiguity only where it serves the piece.

Name the step that changed and the problem it now addresses.

Try the change once before turning it into a permanent routine. Keep the part that helps and revise the part that does not.