This sounds a lot like the BLUF technique [0]. This is one of my favorite techniques in professional settings. I don't interpret this as contradictory to the O

This sounds a lot like the BLUF technique [0]. This is one of my favorite techniques in professional settings. I don't interpret this as contradictory to the OP's point and quote: in order to determine the most important first line, one must slow down to identify exactly what that is. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLUF_(communication) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLUF_(communication)