One summer, a group of friends decided to sell lemonade.
Raj said, “Let’s make it better than everyone else’s!”
“Better how?” asked Mira.
Raj shrugged, “You know… just better.”
So everyone went in different directions — more sugar, more mint, even oranges instead of lemons.
Total chaos.
Finally, Mira paused and asked the magic question:
“What do we actually mean by better?”
After five minutes of real clarity, they realized what they wanted: lemonade that tasted refreshing, not too sweet, and looked clean.
They nailed it — and sold out by evening.
When someone makes a vague request or claim, ask them to be specific — not to challenge them, but to understand them.
The ability to be unambiguously clear about what you need is the best sign you know what you’re talking about.
Genuine ambiguity is fine.
Clarity disguised as ambiguity is cancer.
Because in the end —
“Clarity on the problem is 100× more valuable than clarity on the solution.” – Aref Jdey
Titto Thommy 
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