Don't underestimate your readers

One of the mistakes I'm trying to correct this year about my writing, is not explaining things too much, that means, expose conclusions and facts in a simple way, thereby depriving the reader of doing it himself.

The way I try to improve this is very simple, each part of the text in which I expose a characteristic, a fact, I wonder if it wouldn't be better to "show it instead of saying it".

Example:

His grandfather was already very old, but he was still as smart as ever.

I replace it with:

As Ethan looked at his grandfather wondering if he should help him up, the old man had deduced that the boy had been back on the beach. The remnants of sand on his toes and the faint smell of salt were proof enough.

This simple strategy has a big impact on the reader. He has his own space to reach his own conclusions and interpretations. He feels respected as the writer is not trying to impose his point of view on him. At the same time, explaining things too much can lead to your readers thinking you don't trust they will get to the right conclusion.

Ultimately, trust them, guide them but from the distance, they will end up where you want them to be.