Dilbert + Drummond: Wicked Simple Email
Within the past week, two commentaries on email popped up on my screen. The Dilbert strip set the stage …
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… Drummond Reed offered the solution:  “Please Send Wicked Simple Email.”
After a wickedly clear setup …
After 20 years of averaging a third of every working day doing email, I realized I could save hundreds of hours a year—and collectively we could save hundreds of millions of hours a year—by just writing wicked simple email.
… Drummond offered five wickedly practical recommendations
- Treat the Subject Line as a Tweet
- No Sigs
- Reply Inline Whenever Possible
- Hold Deeply Threaded Conversations Elsewhere
- One Screen Max
Reading the details is well worth your time. Thanks, Drummond, for excellent suggestions.Â
Mark, glad you agree, it’s already making a difference among my own email correspondents.
=Drummond
Comment by Drummond Reed on March 22, 2013 at 6:35 pmIt’s making a difference for me, too. Thanks for a helpful post.
Comment by Mark Dixon on March 22, 2013 at 10:25 pm