Novice

Run the situation past someone who knows nothing about the domain. Their basic questions expose the background knowledge you assumed everyone shares, and the shorthand, jargon, and unstated context that make your framing unreadable to an outsider.

Run the situation past someone who knows nothing about the domain. Their basic questions expose the background knowledge you assumed everyone shares, and the shorthand, jargon, and unstated context that make your framing unreadable to an outsider.

Example

Read your car listing to a friend who has never bought a used car. She asks what "one owner, all highway miles, recent timing belt" is supposed to prove, which tells you the listing assumes buyer knowledge and needs the 60,000-mile service receipt spelled out.