Productive U Podcast

It is quite rude to reveal the conclusion of a novel or film to someone before they have completed the work on their own.  Doing so ruins their enjoyment and may result in them choosing not to see the work through to completion at all.  An information dense e-mail message is another story altogether.

Part of the appeal of e-mailed messages is the quickness with which the information is delivered.  It is fully in keeping with the purpose of an e-mail to get to the conclusion as quickly as possible.  It is not only allowable, but may actually be preferable, to start out by saying that the butler did it.  Placing a summary with the conclusion at the beginning of the message allows the reader to estimate his or her need for the detailed information, prioritize the consumption of the details, absorb the detail more quickly and serves as a useful reminder should the message need to be reviewed at a later date.  There are times when the body of a message should contain only a summary with a conclusion.  Voluminous, detailed information, particularly if proper understanding depends on alignment, may be better as an attachment than in the message itself.  Please keep the conclusion to yourself when others are reading or watching a film, but get to the point quickly in your e-mail messages.

Now, about your little habit of carrying on conversations while in the cinema…

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