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Way before bots/LLM, I disciplined myself (most of the time) to write email with "in brief" at the top, followed by "Details". "In brief: Can you bring a dozen
by essayist 4mo ago
Way before bots/LLM, I disciplined myself (most of the time) to write email with "in brief" at the top, followed by "Details".
"In brief: Can you bring a dozen brownies to the noon lunch tomorrow?
Details: Dessert plans fell through. Your brownies are the best, and you owe me..."
This structure is liberating for me. I can distill what I want/need into something brief and even brusque, knowing that people will read on if the need justification. It also makes me clarify what I want. Probably not appropriate if I'm too far down the totem pole from the addressee.
- mschulkind 4mo agoI've never used it because I feel like it'd make me sound like a weirdo, but I've heard this concept explained as BLUF, Bottom Line Up Front.