# Conversations are better at demystifying than written material # Conversations are better at demystifying than written material They enable a feedback loop for figuring out where there is mismatched context. When something is mystifying you often don’t have the words to describe it so any questions you ask would inherently require clarification. This would suggest that expecting everything to happen via written communication when people are attempting to get into a shared context is problematic. ### Related * [[Thoughts should be written, Questions should be verbal]] ==these two should probably be merged== <!-- #stub --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Conversations+are+better+at+demystifying+than+written+material) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Conversations+are+better+at+demystifying+than+written+material)