To Sahil's point on emails, short emails were something that were shocking to me as well when I first started interacting with busy people. I took it for rudene

To Sahil's point on emails, short emails were something that were shocking to me as well when I first started interacting with busy people. I took it for rudeness, or dismissive. I know better now and am glad to even receive a reply in the first place, regardless of length.