One of my favorite blogs to read (if not my favorite) is a blog called 22 Words. It is written by Abraham Piper, the son of John Piper. Abraham tries to use 22 words or less. He has seven reasons for this.
#1
It’s a pretty number to look at. A fine blend of angled and circular, rounded and straight, parallel and synchronized. Just look.#2
It’s enough space to summarize an idea and maybe even a couple ideas if there’s extra room (like there is right now).#3
It’s not so brief it’s meaningless, nor so long that I seem to have started talking before I knew what to say.#4
Some people can’t express themselves because they don’t have the words. But not me. Nope, I’ve got almost two dozen of them.#5
Ideas are meant to be pondered. Yes, pondered at great length. But lengthy ponderings are suspect if they defy a simple summary.#6
More ink is not always more meaning. Sometimes the blank space where you didn’t write says more than if you’d filled it.#7
To say something worthwhile this short, you have to pay attention to little things.
I strongly encourage you to go check out his blog. My favorites of his are here, here, here, here, here, and here. Go read the blog of a man who uses brevity to an awesome end.