I'm Asyncronous
I'm asyncronous! It's amazing how good I am with email and how bad I am with voicemail. It dawned on me today when I realized it took me four days to return a voicemail someone left for me. Why is it so hard for me to return phone calls? And why is it so easy for me to return emails? I'm just not a phone person. We don't even have an answering machine on our home phone. I think the reason is simple. A phone call is an interruption. Email is asyncronous. I can answer it when I want to answer it. I don't feel the same time pressure. When someone leaves a voicemail it's like the clock starts ticking. I don't feel that way with email. So I've concluded that I'm asyncronous. So if you want to get ahold of me I'd recommend email versus phone :)
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I'm amazed!! I have been making the same argument to my friends for years now!! I'm the worst at returning phone calls, but send me an e-mail, and I'll have no problem getting back to you. The reason (and you hit the nail on the head with this one) is that phone calls are an interruption! Phew! You've ministered to me yet again! ;) By the way, I think you need to mention this in a sermon so that we're all on the same page here. :)
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