Whenever you write an email, you should envision how it&#x27;ll read as evidence in a court transcript.  Envision a jury reading over your shoulder.  That&#x27;s essentially what will happen if there&#x27;s a preservation order and a court case.<p>This is just one of tons of reasons why email is overused.  Live, interactive, two-way conversations are better for most things.  Making better use of interactive conversations does require some planning and discipline, to keep a list of what you need to discuss sorted by person.  But the benefits of that practice are numerous, and increased privacy and plausible deniability is a comparatively minor benefit.<p>A few reasons to prefer interactive discussion to email:<p>- plausible deniability and increased security<p>- reduced chance of misunderstanding<p>- less time spent and potentially wasted carefully crafting the perfect message, because you can monitor your recipients reactions in real time and dynamically alter your delivery depending on which parts are immediately understood and agreed upon<p>- collaborate on the ideas interactively and rapidly, rather than a simple one way transfer<p>Email is good for some things, but it&#x27;s seriously overused.