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How to write warm emails

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Re: How to write warm emails

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If you have to thoughtfully, artificially compose emails, they won't be authentic anymore but fake, radiating faux "warmth"

There's not much value in authenticity if you're cold, lack social awareness, and you can't compel others.

The first step to learning to be warm is to practice being warm so that it's eventually authentic.

That said, TFA's examples are particularly saccharine. They remind me of when you're talking in good company and someone keeps feeling the need to use preambles like "I totally know where you're coming from and what you said is completely valid, I don't want to step on your lived experience, but let me come at it from a different angle with [...]" and I'm thinking "my god, just fucking say it."

Re: How to write warm emails

#33

If you have to thoughtfully, artificially compose emails, they won't be authentic anymore but fake, radiating faux "warmth"

While I agree, my experience has shown that most people won't be able to tell the difference.

That's why the joke "recently, fake Christmas decorations have appeared: they look just like the genuine ones, but don't bring any merriness" is actually a joke.

Re: How to write warm emails

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If you spam me with SMS or on WhatsApp for sales, I'll just block it and not buy anything. Not sure how others would react, but to me it's just as intrusive as a phone call. Unfortunately, I'm sure in 5 years no one will care and we'll all live with the spam.

Same here. If I'm not your costumer and I gave you permission, to reach me by whatsapp is an invasion of my privacy.

What makes a chat message via an application that you chose to install any different than sending you an email?

Re: How to write warm emails

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post #35
post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same here. If I'm not your costumer and I gave you permission, to reach me by whatsapp is an invasion of my privacy.

What makes a chat message via an application that you chose to install any different than sending you an email?

Well, by whatsapp you need my phone number, which I consider more personal / intimate than my email. At least me...
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