Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Re: Better emails addendum

Also one more thing, only reply to an email thread once per day.  This way, any meaningful conversation among project participatants takes weeks.
----- Original Message -----
From: Erik Olson
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 11:16 AM
Subject: Better emails addendum

Add this to "Better Emails".
 
- In order to challenge your associates and help them to think more deeply about the project at hand, when corresponding with a group of people in a series of back-and-forth emails, always reply to the most recent communication with a "New" email. Also, do not reply to the entire group, only to the one person who may have phrased the last question.  Also, include as your subject line simply the first name of that person.
 
I.e.
 
To: Rick Olson
Subject: rick
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I do'nt think so
 
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Better emails addendum

Add this to "Better Emails".
 
- In order to challenge your associates and help them to think more deeply about the project at hand, when corresponding with a group of people in a series of back-and-forth emails, always reply to the most recent communication with a "New" email. Also, do not reply to the entire group, only to the one person who may have phrased the last question.  Also, include as your subject line simply the first name of that person.
 
I.e.
 
To: Rick Olson
Subject: rick
------------------------
 
 
I do'nt think so
 
(big flowery signature here including pink, cursive, and graphics that don't forward)