Over the last few weeks I have come to the conclusion that email and blogging have aided me in becoming one of the poorest communicators ever! Honestly. First, I have been trying to coordinate a get together with some people and I would prefer to do it all via email. Yes, it's convenient, but I find myself shirking at calling these individuals--WHY!? I LOVE to talk (at least I thought I did). In addition these are people who I WANT to spend time with. Humm, why am I struggling at picking up the phone?
Next, we are trying to get our housing figured out for our time in Madison. When someone emails me why do I prefer to email them back even if they list a phone number? Then when I have questions I want to email all of them rather than talking with the person.
I would love to blame this on the fact that I am never sure if I am going to have an uninterrupted phone call because of my toddler and preschooler, but I really do think I have created some issues with talking directly to people.
Emailing is nice. I can "type" what I really want to say and then delete it. I have purged my thoughts and can see how nice/mean they sound and then make changes. I don't have to worry about how my words came across because no one has read them yet. Once fully tweaked I can send it off confidently while I wait for their response. I often feel so much liberation when I have "put the ball in his or her court".
Blogging is also nice. I can once again type my thoughts/feelings and then 1) tweak them, 2) save them as a draft, 3) publish them or 4) delete them. I get to add pictures that say far more than I could, etc.
All this said, I do really think that I need to come to grips with my communication issue. Anyone else struggling? How about we talk . . . on the phone!!
11 comments:
It's hard to communicate with people on things.
don't feel bad about emailing. It's just easier. i love it because often times by the end of the day I ask myself, "who was i supposed to call again?" When I check my email is when i remember so i just email them.
Gary makes fun of me for doing the same thing. He will make me call people that I was just planning on emailing. So, I fully understand your dilemma.
Mae I am with you on this post, let's talk sometime when we are doing dishes (I miss that;) It is as though everyone is more connected yet disconnected because we don't need the personal contact anymore to get things done...
I concur with all of the above. Especially because I am just too tired at night when I finally have a chance to call anyone!
HAHAHA you are so funny! I don't think you have communication problems I think that you are a very up to date woman, one that keeps up with the world one that moves with technology. So don't be ashamed be proud of yourself.
...why didn't I called you and told you this in person?...
are you also announcing that you recently purchased the airbook? greg was wondering...yes, email and blogging have become great friends of mine, although I do still find time to talk on the phone...I probably should limit all of my communicating, as I stare into my den of disaster or our piles of laundry...hmmm..
I was noticing this recently too! Email seems to have slowly replaced phone calling but it's a collective effort. If people didn't check their email often and respond often, we couldn't count on it. So it's definitely not just you. Sometimes it's much faster to pick up the phone and get an answer right then or there. But as you know with kids, it's hit or miss if you can answer the phone. That being said, I look back on my days in high school and college and practically living on the phone and figure nowadays with text messaging and myspace, teenagers are missing out on the fun of a phone call too.
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I really struggle with this. Mark tells me I have a phobia of the phone. When it rings I literally cringe. I feel anxiety every time I listen to a message that I know I will have to return. I'm not sure how this happened. I think I have always been like this to some extent, but email has definetly made my personal communication skills worse.
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