Ever sent an email you wish you hadn't? I have ... several times. Emailing, texting, and tweeting are as impersonal as it gets when it comes to communicating, so it's easy to forget about the person on the other side of those e-messages. Jonathan Dodson has an excellent post to help us send others e-love and help us save some face. Jonathan writes:
Emailing without thinking. We do it all the time. We fire off communication, without considering whether or not email is an appropriate form of communication. Email has become an extension of thinking instead of an expression of thoughtfulness. Without hesitation we type it out, send it, and wait for a response.
Whoops!
Some things are meant for personal communication. We’ve all had that misinterpreted email, the one that forced us to clarify, apologize, or heaven forbid, talk to the person in the flesh! Avoiding email can be wise. It can be an exercise in discernment and love. Not avoiding email can be foolish. It can be an exercise in selfishness and carelessness. Then there’s the de-civilizing nature of email. The same could be said of Blogging, Texting and Tweeting.Read more.
HT: Jonathan Dodson
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