No Hello - Do you ask the question straight away?

Updated by Brady Stroud [SSW] 1 year ago. See history

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Now that you've avoided just saying hello, if you're calling them, just be sure to give them a warning

No Hello - Say Goodbye to Time Wasting with this Simple Productivity Trick | SSW Rules (6 min)

The same goes for:

"Hey, are you there?"

--Waits for response before continuing--

❌ Figure: Bad example - Left waiting for a response

"Hi Bob, do you have a sec?"

❌ Figure: Bad example - No context

"Ping"

❌ Figure: Bad example - They're left waiting for you to ask a question

Instead of doing this, just ask the question!

"Hey, are you happy for me to publish the CTF Form?"

✅ Figure: Good example - You have given immediate context

More info on nohello.net.

Acknowledgements

Adam Cogan
Ulysses Maclaren
Piers Sinclair
Tiago Araujo
Jonty Gardner
Kaique Biancatti
Chris Schultz
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