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as a former journalist, I have to disagree that editing is unproductive time. Saying exactly what you mean to say is extremely valuable, well-invested time. "I
by joshlegs 12y ago
as a former journalist, I have to disagree that editing is unproductive time. Saying exactly what you mean to say is extremely valuable, well-invested time. "I would have written you a shorter letter, but I didn't have the time."
Concise emails really ease the workload by reducing inefficiencies.
- bottled_poe 12y agoTotally agree with this. I'm a software engineer and I would estimate that half of the time I spend writing emails is formatting. I believe this is productive as it takes less effort to communicate. The point here being that communication requires effort by two parties.