The 10-sec. Email & The Principle of Counterproductivity

[Tim Wilson]

[Bill Davis] “whether I’m now morally compelled to remove the “Tim Wilson” phone number…from my iPhone…”

It’s not that I’m anti-iPhone, just that I have observed its spotty reliability. Have at it, man.

Although, fwiw, any number you have for me from the early part of the century is almost surely dead. Send me an email and I’ll send you the current one. Hahahahaha!!

[Bill Davis]

Tim,

“Spotty?” Me thinks tho dost – praise- too much. My kingdom for iPhone’s ability to operate/organize like I think – but with COVERAGE akin to Phoenix/Scottsdale’s omnipresent VERIZON signal. That would surely be bliss.

BTW, I think that (now deleted) phone number is likely circa your time with the estimable Boris? So yeah, a while back. ; )

I’ll drop you an email after the clients leave this PM.

[Tom Adams]

sorry, but I have to disagree with A LOT of the article. I think email is MUCH more important than you give it credit for…especially, for one-man/small production houses. The terminology and refusal to accept the possible benefits make the reviewer sound slightly outdated…I’ve been built my successful business by using email to my great advantage. Just thought I’d throw in a bit of an opposing view… Cheers.

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Tom Adams – Director/Owner
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[Jeff Davis]

I have to agree with Tom.

Email (ironically) does a fabulous job of creating a “paper trail”.

The key is to cut to the chase, avoid ambiguity, and never email with emotion. 🙂

[Tim Wilson]

[Tom Adams] “sorry, but I have to disagree with A LOT of the article. I think email is MUCH more important than you give it credit for.”

You have to take a look at the thread in context. It follows an entire thread on how important email is, and precedes a thread on the best ways to leave telephone messages. We’re all about telling the whole story here.

And if we can have a little fun along the way, all the better.

tw

[Robert Morris]

How about the people who answer their phones when they can’t talk, or call you when they can’t talk… being right in the middle of some other task? Still more productive than an e-mail?

Personally, I prefer e-mail when I require a “paper trail” of communication, which has often helped me track back specific feedback on a project. Things in writing are often hard to deny. But that being said, the written language (and verbal language) is infinitely less of a reliable communication tool than body language. So in essence, we’d be better off sitting around staring at each other.

This post was a great read! Bravo.

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[Rebecca Gillaspie]

Good Post! I’ve had a lot of incidents with things being misinterpreted via email. It’s very tempting to use it as a communication tool to those around you when you spend all of your time on a computer, and also serves a great distraction tool.

Less is more.