By buying into the myth that there is a premium on immediacy, we promote it and in so doing, the vicious circle continues. We ‘fire off emails’, ‘quickly ping over the info’, ‘jump on requests’, in order to ‘keep on top of’ our inboxes. Even the language feels a bit manic and combative, and at what benefit to us? Fair enough, in a work environment we have to help out our colleagues and when a situation calls for it, rush to meet deadlines that have perhaps been moved or forgotten. And fair enough – I don’t have much time for pleasantries and small talk when I’m stressed either! And yet, with
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