I really got a lot out of the article. I think it will help my write more succinctly and clearly and to be better understood.
One question: after writing the sentence “I really got a lot out of the article.”, I wondered: is this extraneous? Is this clear? Am I saying precisely what I mean? And I think, yes, I meant exactly what I said, and I went into detail in the following sentence. I am just curious what you think.
I am not the author, and am sharing feedback because you asked with honest curiosity.
Your writing is not clear to me. Using the word “really” is extraneous. Using “I think” is also extraneous; I assumed these are your thoughts.
As the author notes, replace “it” with “the article”, or better yet a specific quote or idea distilled from the article.
Helped “my write” should be helped “me write”. You use two -ly adverbs, which could be avoided by restructuring the sentence.
You also have a list of two (succinct and clear) and then a single item (better understood). Consider breaking these two thoughts into separate sentences.
Your first paragraph is clear, indeed the first sentence is the gist, the second explains it in more detail. The second paragraph -- the question and own answer -- seems a bit superfluous to me.
One question: after writing the sentence “I really got a lot out of the article.”, I wondered: is this extraneous? Is this clear? Am I saying precisely what I mean? And I think, yes, I meant exactly what I said, and I went into detail in the following sentence. I am just curious what you think.