It means:
- You do not know what you want to share
- So, you want to get on a call, basically to brain dump
- This makes people spend 10, 20, 30 minutes on a call that could have been a 3-sentence email
- Which wastes the time of both (and more parties)
- Both of them lose their focus
- And take a long time to get back to their flow state
Thus, if you can’t send an email about it, you definitely need to start writing and articulating your thoughts. It will save you time, save everyone’s focus, get more done, and leave you all with more uninterrupted thinking time.
Another reason most people prefer getting on a call versus texting/writing an email about it is because they are scared of all the time they would be left with, once they get too focused. Ask people what they do when they are free and are not allowed to use their devices, most people won’t have an answer. Thus, the unconscious need to jump on a call arises.
AI may or may not take your job away. However, the lack of articulation and lack of a relationship with yourself is certainly going to take your joy away.
Fix for your joy. Focus on it. Almost fight for it. It will land you in a much better position to take care of your job as well.
