# Year of the ZAO - Day 191

> Don’t Make Assumptions—Speak with Clarity

**Published by:** [The ZAO Newsletter](https://paragraph.com/@thezao/)
**Published on:** 2025-07-10
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@thezao/year-of-the-zao-day-191

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ZM happy Thursday. Pulled a card from The Four Agreements deck over coffee and it smacked me right in the ego: “Communicate with Clarity.” The artwork is a lighthouse-headed dude blasting a beam across the water—exactly how it feels trying to steer a Web3 crew through late-night idea storms without wrecking on the rocks. Here’s the reality: with so many projects moving at once, my thoughts can race ahead of my words. When that happens, the team ends up guessing instead of building. So today’s focus is simple—slow down, write it plainly, and make sure every message lands clean the first time. Before you hit send, read your note once more. If a newcomer could follow it without extra backstory, you’re good. If not, trim the fluff, tighten the point, and try again. Then share one “clarity win” in #clarity-check so we can keep each other honest. – BetterCallZaal on behalf of the ZAO Team

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