I ask people to email me about the topic, then I spend a while thinking about it before answering. Also, I try to never fire off a reply to an email without 1.

I ask people to email me about the topic, then I spend a while thinking about it before answering. Also, I try to never fire off a reply to an email without 1. writing a first draft, 2. thinking about something else, then 3. revising my draft.