Although we choose to think
electronic communication makes things easier, I’ve concluded that it mostly
just causes things to be delayed and misunderstood. I’m actively working on reducing my emails
and replacing with phone calls. I’ve
found that too much gets lost in interpretation thus requiring me to ask more
questions via emails. Before you know
it, there has been a volley of six emails when I can pick up the phone and
typically resolve the issue in a matter of minutes. Lets see, I get an email and respond with a
question. That’s two. The other party responds and I respond saying
okay. That’s four. They respond with good or okay, and I
respond, thanks. Yep! That comes out to six emails.
Is that good time management, I
think not, but we have allowed society to convince us that email and texting are
the best way to communicate. Email and
texting can be a valuable tool when disseminating information across a big
group, but a phone call can still be far more effective. Put down the mouse and pick up the
phone. Choose one over six.
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