Ramit Sethi admits he talks too much and says most people do too, burying their message in filler words and rambling. He prescribes a 60-second video test: answer simple questions, watch it back, and sit with the discomfort. That cringe means you're finally seeing the problem.
It was like a dagger in my heart because I realized I had just talked for 2 minutes, but it would have been better if I had simply been more succinct for 15 seconds. People who lack communication skills often speak too quickly, or they use tons of filler words that actually camouflage the thing they are trying to say. This might feel unfair, but this is life and you better accept it if you want to excel. Record yourself talking for just 60 seconds. Here's a question you can answer. What are you working on right now? What do you do for fun? Watch it back. When you watch yourself talk, you're going to want to die, and I love that. Your feeling of wanting to die fills me with joy because I know you're about to get better.
