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Three months ago my boss told me my emails sounded like a robot wrote them

He was right. I was using all these corporate phrases like 'circle back' and 'action item' because I thought that's what you're supposed to do. Now I just write how I talk and people actually respond within a day instead of ignoring me.
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caseyl18
caseyl188d ago
Dropping 'circle back' was the best email decision I ever made.
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jakeperry
jakeperry8d ago
Ditching that phrase felt so freeing (like finally admitting I have no idea what my plans are and that's fine). I swapped "loop you in" for just "I'll email you what I find" and suddenly people stopped looking at me like a robot.
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