In the 14th century, an English Franciscan friar named William of Occam had the the following advice for his brethren:

“The simplest explanation for a phenomenon is most likely the correct explanation." (*)

This came to be known in philosophical circles as Occam's Razor - because the idea cuts away the unnecessary chatter and reduces an idea to its essence.

I aspire to this principle when I write about the somewhat arcane world of finance and economics, opening them up as clearly as possible for wider audiences.

(*) His actual quote was "Facts must not be multiplied beyond necessity" ( "entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem") but that is a different story.