Show, don't tell

Demonstrate value; do not announce it

Show, don't tell

Conversation (Commons). Show it. Don't announce it.
Field	Pickup
Also known as	show dont tell, DHV vs bragging
Origin	Writing advice borrowed by pickup; pickup usage
Related	Demonstration of higher value; Congruence; Tryhard; Preselection

Show, don't tell is the writing rule pickup stole: a DHV you live is better than a DHV you announce. Later pickup would rather she see the friends, the body, the calm than hear the speech.

Method

1. Let logistics, posture, and other people do the bragging.
2. If you must tell, one concrete, then move. No stack.
3. Preselection is shown. 'I have options' as a sentence is tryhard.

Failure mode

A three-minute value monologue. She hears hunger.

See also

• Demonstration of higher value
• Congruence
• Tryhard
• Preselection
• Build intrigue, not familiarity