“Not answering emails today is like refusing to take phone calls in the 1990s or ignoring letters in the 1950s”
Spending hours a day answering emails can stand in the way of getting other things done. One recent study shows that on […]
Tag: Communication
“If healthy relationships…are predicated on answerability, it makes sense that a lack of communication would feel like a breach of trust”
It’s no coincidence that ghosting arose as a collective fascination at a time of peak connectivity. When friends and acquaintances are almost […]
“…if you really want to explode the possibilities of a mode of communication, you have to make it easier for amateurs to get in”
…if you really want to explode the possibilities of a mode of communication, you have to make it easier for amateurs to […]
“Revolutions in communication tend to pull the people away from the élites”
Revolutions in communication tend to pull the people away from the élites. (The printing press is the classic example; think of its […]
“When in power, we need to be more conscious of how direct communication, silence and ambiguity can affect others”
When in power, we need to be more conscious of how direct communication, silence and ambiguity can affect others. During my brother’s […]
“It’s hard to have that sort of conversation [about what the other person wants with sex] if there’s no intimacy”
In theory, when it comes to sex, it might make sense to talk about what the other person wants as it’s happening. […]
“even in this more egalitarian age, males still find it difficult to express their emotions and needs”
I’ve also discovered that there may be no skill more important than communication. Being able to articulate an idea, concern or feeling […]
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