I tried emailing like a CEO and it made my life better
Rules for good emails<p>1. Keep the message as short as necessary but no shorter.<p>2. Put the most important information at the top of the message.<p>3. If it email is for an ask, call out from who you need the response and put it at the top of the message.<p>4. If you need to send a long email with many details, put the most important information at the top (ie. what the reader <i>needs</i> to know) and then fill in the body with details he/she can choose to indulge.<p>Example<p>Hey Jane, I need your input on how to prioritize my current work. Can you provide guidance on where I should focus?<p>Bug XYZ was assigned to me and it's taking longer to complete because we have a dependency on Vendor ABC completing a change to their web service. This is impacting the commitment to my team on Feature 123 because we are near the end of our sprint.<p>Lemme know.