Comments on: Think, Breath…Then Hit Reply

By: luca

luca — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:06:11 +0000

Good idea Mark, we need it

By: Thoughtful Replies

Thoughtful Replies — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:30:19 +0000

[...] Evans has a post today in which he talks about the importance of thinking through our contributions to conversations. [...]

By: Mark Evans

Mark Evans — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:57:17 +0000

Corvida,

In many cases, doing and acting as quickly as possible is a good and pragmatic approach given competition often makes it necessary to act ASAP.

But there are also many situations where thinking things through often leads to a better, more productive result. Rather than charging into the fray, it can be smarter and better to take a few deep breaths before taking the plunge.

Mark

By: Corvida

Corvida — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:52:57 +0000

Because time is money Mark. It’s valuable time. If you slow down, someone else will pick up your pace for you. That’s just how the world works and you can see the same behavior outside of the tech world. We live in a fast paced world so we have to keep up with it in order to some day get ahead.

By: E Guy

E Guy — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:27:42 +0000

While I applaud the “measured” approach to digital communication…like anything…it is more complicated than outlined. Some communication does not need further reflection as the response is obvious and should be quick. Other communication should have some reflection before responding and this is an important process.

Too often, multi-tasking is the culprit for poor communication not the need or desire to respond quickly. People need to exert more focus in their daily communication not necessarily take more time.