Most of the time people can read faster than you can talk, by the time someone finished spaking ~20 words i have already finished in half the time the (avarage) person has finished to speak.
Bonus points: some people can just communicate better by writing
The thing is, people usually suck at explaining themselves… so instead of a <5 minute telephone interrogation, it’s suddenly a 15+ minute back-and-forth chat. But yes, I’d much rather answer a quick well-detailed text question.
Most of the time people can read faster than you can talk, by the time someone finished spaking ~20 words i have already finished in half the time the (avarage) person has finished to speak.
Bonus points: some people can just communicate better by writing
The thing is, people usually suck at explaining themselves… so instead of a <5 minute telephone interrogation, it’s suddenly a 15+ minute back-and-forth chat. But yes, I’d much rather answer a quick well-detailed text question.
Exactly
I’ll instantly forget everything we talked about the second I hang up.
This, it’s not necessarily about efficiency as much as it is having it in writing, for me.