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How do some people answer texts but pretend that email is impossible to keep up with?
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:30 pm
I truly do not understand how some people will keep up with all their texts and respond immediately but then require a text to notify them when you sent them an email. Can someone explain this, or at least try to?
It's literally the same thing and both give you notifications (unless you've turned off email notifications, and if you have, then what, the frick?).
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Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:31 pm to SlowFlowPro
I ignore both emails and texts
Usually calls as well
Usually calls as well
This post was edited on 10/17/22 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:31 pm to SlowFlowPro
When I’m working I barely respond to both.
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:31 pm to SlowFlowPro
honestly feels like texting can be kept short and sweet while emails require more detail and attention
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:33 pm to SlowFlowPro
It's easier to get through 10 texts in a day than 100 emails. Seems pretty obvious, Slow (intentional shortening of your screen name).
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:34 pm to The Egg
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honestly feels like texting can be kept short and sweet while emails require more detail and attention
This makes a lot of sense.
Also, if it is personal, I just rarely email people. My gmail is usually just junk, so I don't check it as often. As a text or my work email.
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:34 pm to junkfunky
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It's easier to get through 10 texts in a day than 100 emails.
OK so what about 10 and 10?
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:39 pm to SlowFlowPro
I receive 100's of emails a day, most of it nothing important and I rarely miss something that does need a response, but it possible and easy to miss every now and then.
I don't communicate very much at work via text, so if I do get a text that's work related chances are I'll see it before I would an email.
I don't communicate very much at work via text, so if I do get a text that's work related chances are I'll see it before I would an email.
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:41 pm to SlowFlowPro
I think the short answer is people still get so much spam that they only skim their inbox when they are expecting a specific email. That obscenely high number of unread emails in the inbox is just too intimidating to open up unless you have to.
One of the first things I had to do on my phone was turn off email notifications. I just get too much spam, and I'm someone that keeps up with my inboxes daily. I do have notifications for my favorites in my contacts, so I do see those, but if you're not a favorite I get no notification. Now go back to the people with over 10,000 unread messages in their inbox, you think they're organizing their contacts so they get email notifications?
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unless you've turned off email notifications, and if you have, then what, the frick?).
One of the first things I had to do on my phone was turn off email notifications. I just get too much spam, and I'm someone that keeps up with my inboxes daily. I do have notifications for my favorites in my contacts, so I do see those, but if you're not a favorite I get no notification. Now go back to the people with over 10,000 unread messages in their inbox, you think they're organizing their contacts so they get email notifications?
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:42 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:With work, it's not that crazy to get 100-200 emails in a day from dozens of different people.
How do some people answer texts but pretend that email is impossible to keep up with?
That doesn't happen with texts.
And if you're talking about non-work emails, I think for a lot of people there's so much spam and shite that you just don't bother to check your emails nearly as often as we did in the past.
quote:See above, if you're getting 200 emails a day, of course you'll turn off notifications. I'm still not sure if this is for work or non-work, but why do I need email notifications for non-work email? No thanks.
unless you've turned off email notifications, and if you have, then what, the frick
This post was edited on 10/17/22 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:42 pm to SlowFlowPro
Subtle people talk to me brag.
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:43 pm to SlowFlowPro
Sorry some of us aren’t as technically savvy as you boomers
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:43 pm to SlowFlowPro
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both give you notifications
for me, our company makes us log on through the portal so i dont get notifications. plus after hours is my time unless its one of my 4 on call weeks a year
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:46 pm to TigerinATL
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That obscenely high number of unread emails in the inbox is just too intimidating to open up unless you have to.
Wait. People have large numbers of unread emails in their inbox?
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:46 pm to SlowFlowPro
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How do some people answer texts but pretend that email is impossible to keep up with?
I don't get CC'd on a bunch of texts that don't pertain to me.
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:47 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:Work emails - No
Wait. People have large numbers of unread emails in their inbox?
Non-work emails - Yes, I check it once every few days, I'm not bothering to delete a bunch of spam and unnecessary emails.
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:47 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:I do not want or get email notifications. This thread is weird, and you are one strange dude. Texts and emails are not even similar.
(unless you've turned off email notifications, and if you have, then what, the frick?).
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:48 pm to AlxTgr
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Texts and emails are not even similar.
They're literally the same thing (text form of electronic communication). Texts, messages, etc. All the same thing.
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:48 pm to SlowFlowPro
People abuse email with forwards and cc:'s in order to create a paper trail. Text is people actually communicating.
Posted on 10/17/22 at 1:48 pm to SlowFlowPro
I get maybe 50-100 text messages a day.
I get 1200 or so emails.
I get 1200 or so emails.
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