When responding to an email, it's amazing (read: disappointing) to see how many people will only answer one and only one question, no matter how many questions are actually in the message. Having to keep responding and asking them to answer the other questions makes me feel like I'm trying to beat the information out of them. 🤔
Erik Larsen
1w
As of late, I limit my emails to one question each. It allows the recipient to focus and not miss the other questions. It’s less efficient, but not everyone can respond well to multiple questions.
You're making a real bold assumption that people read their emails....
Tripp Clarke
1w
Absolutely a pet peeve of mine as well.
Ken Knapp
1w
Valid point!
Technologist, Philosopher, Entrepreneur
1wAgree with Eric, I've been doing this for 20 years - in almost all cases I limit each email to one topic/ask/idea... Humans seem to be chronically incapable of critical reading. Of course there are exceptions, but generally all of us average this way. It reminds me of the quote from George Bernard Shaw: “Words are only postage stamps delivering the object for you to unwrap.” To me it is also related to Postel's Law to be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others". It's our job to communicate with others, it's not their responsibility to understand.