A good writer is impatient on behalf of the reader. They ruthlessly eliminate unnecessary information and needless words. They are respectful of the reader’s time by only including what matters.

I believe designers should eliminate the unnecessary. That means eliminating everything that is modish because this kind of thing is only short-lived.

To eliminate the discrepancy between men’s plans and the results achieved, a new approach is necessary. Morphological thinking suggests that this new approach cannot be realized through increased teaching of specialized knowledge. This morphological analysis...

To crush fear doesn’t mean you eliminate it; crushing fear means you literally crush it down into smaller, more manageable parts and tackle one piece at a time.

Of course, screening for HIV did essentially eliminate the transmission of this virus by transfusions.