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Cake day: July 13th, 2023

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  • 21 And the Lord beheld Jerusalem, and lo, the cries of the oppressed pierced the heavens-the stranger scorned, the widow plundered, and justice trampled underfoot. 22 Then the Lord spake: "Ye have sown violence; ye shall reap desolation sevenfold. As ye have measured to the poor, so shall it be meted unto you, and My fury shall wax hot as a furnace. 23 And He summoned pillars of fire to devour the towers of pride, and a nation afar, whose swords were hewn as scythes, to break the gates thereof; for the Lord delivered the city into their hand












  • Try being more direct, you can still write out your whole email with the full description, but put in a section somewhere that’s easy to see that’s labeled as “QUESTIONS” and then enumerate the questions you want answered. I often will have the whole section bold and further highlight important words in red. This makes it easier for people to answer inline on the reply and helps ensure questions weren’t missed.

    The truth is, most people don’t like the ‘email’ part of the job and may only check it once or twice a day and I’d most likely just skimming through several messages and not fully devoting much time to each message. By making it easier for them to reply you end up with a better result.

    You can also use this when you expect someone to take action from your email. Let them know precisely what you want them to do, and make it very easy to find ‘The Ask’.

    EDIT: Or, you can just downvote any comments that actually offer suggestions and stay of the opinion that everyone else is wrong and only you are correct.