-
My heart
For real though, I’ve definitely had emails I’ve stared at for wayyy too long. Emotionally, I very much want to reply. But my brain can’t come up with the right thing to say. I wonder if this is a good (and somewhat non-traditional) use of snoozing an email. It’s not that I can’t or don’t…
-
Pencil & Paper
Frank Chimero: Get enthusiasm on the cheap by buying a fancy wooden pencil to write everything down. A $3 pencil is now more exciting than a $2,000 computer. Many people will do the most mundane work just to feel a good tool fly. Stay on paper as long as possible. Sketch and write things out…
-
Email is Asynchronous
Asynchronous, meaning the sending of an email and the reply don’t happen in quick succession. Nothing like chat, which you could call synchronous. They are often separated by minutes, hours, or days. In fact if you get a personal email reply in a minute or two, it’s often a bit shocking. Just by the nature…
-
What An Email Can Be
Perhaps part of the success¹ of email is that it can take so many possible forms. Technically an email can either be: Text HTML Both have their strengths. I don’t send many² personal or business emails in HTML. The applications I build rarely send email in plain text alone (links and some typographic control are…
-
Well, hi!
Chris Coyier here! Thanks for stopping by. I can’t get the idea of email out of my head. I love email. The phrase all good things happen over email rattles through my brain. As a fellow who operates several businesses and has a varied and rather complicated career, a surprising amount of it happens right through…