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How To Respond To That Email When You Don’t Know What To Say

I’m sure we’ve all known the agony of receiving an email that throws us into decision-hell. “What do I do? What do I say?” we helplessly ask ourselves, all the while feeling the pressure to reply ASAP. But guess what – you don’t have to make the decision right this second.

By Paula Gallagher3 min read
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I remember reading Pride and Prejudice and being struck by two things: firstly, Mr. Bennett replied to Mr. Collins’ letter after two whole weeks had passed as he “thought it a case of some delicacy and requiring early attention,” and secondly, that paying someone to carry a letter miles and miles on horseback was the fastest long-distance communication possible in the early 1800s.