Is E-mail Too Easy?

A concerned site visitor comments:

"Do we overuse e-mail as a communication medium? In many instances, e-mail is the "easy approach" but not necessarily the best approach."

Yes we are. Many have chosen to take the lazy, easy way out and not pick up the old fashioned telephone or have an in-person meeting when that is what is called for or best for the situation at hand.

E-mail is too easy. Hit a few keys and off your e-mail goes. A healthy portion of those using e-mail still do not even make the minor efforts necessary to communicate with clarity or even use e-mail properly!

I get contacted by those who get notifications of a relatives death by e-mail, Dear John letters, as well as e-mails filled with vitriol and insults all by folks who chicken out by using e-mail rather the choosing the phone or meeting in person.

E-mail is a tool. Whether for business or personal use, it is all up to each individual's discretion and business savvy to know when and how to use it properly.

For personal use, everyone knows darned well when it is best to pick up the phone and have a intimate conversation in lieu of sending an e-mail.

Those who truly understand business will not fall into the e-mail everything trap. While those who choose the path of least resistance will not be as successful at nurturing business relationships and partnerships.

Your gut knows what is right; listen to it!