From cd40338344659deb63fce01264b150a57dcca942 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Owen Jacobson Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:37:56 -0400 Subject: Email sucks. --- wiki/email.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 wiki/email.md (limited to 'wiki/email.md') diff --git a/wiki/email.md b/wiki/email.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..91a3789 --- /dev/null +++ b/wiki/email.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Why I Didn't Answer Your Email + +![An email appears! Aww, man. Will I think differently after reading it? If +yes, then read immediately. If no, then will I act differently after reading +it? If yes, then read immediately. If no, then is it from someone funny? If +yes, then read immediately. If no, UNREAD FOREVER.](/media/email/flowchart) + +I get a lot of email, usually whenever I'm in [the middle of something +thought-intensive](http://blog.ninlabs.com/2013/01/programmer-interrupted/). +If I didn't answer yours, it's probably not personal: I probably glanced at +the subject line and the sender and mentally put it on the "later" pile +instead of the "now" pile. That pile is, effectively, a black hole. + +If it was actually important that I read and respond to your email, and I +couldn't tell that from the subject, what the hell is wrong with your writing? +If you can live without my reply, well, you're smart: work something out +without me. I'll probably think it's cool. -- cgit v1.2.3