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5 Better Ways to Follow Up Than "Per My Last Email"
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The psychology behind email
- Realize that email triggers intermittent variable rewards. Our brains love pulling a lever (i.e. refreshing email) and knowing that the reward (i.e. the number of messages) will vary
When you do hit send, be precise
E-mail is not a substitute for conversations.
Avoid asking open-ended questions and save yourself from the “boomerang effect” (that’s when you invite more email into your inbox than you intended, as a result of having sent out an email in the first place). Be concise in your message and specify the TL;DR and/or requested action upfront.
Find the right downstream systems
The blockage is not email itself, but where all these messages should ultimately go, which requires setting up the right downstream systems.
As you process each message, give yourself five (and only five) options: responding directly or sending the item into whatever system you’re using to manage one of these four buckets.
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Make Them Urgent
It’s easy to procrastinate when you have all the time in the world to complete a task.
Schedule your deadlines as close to the present as possible....
Make Them Personal
We do not all solve a problem in the same way. People usually fall into one of these 4 categories:
- Prioritizers and planners like to work based on how much time each part of a task will take.
- Arrangers focus on how they’re feeling.
- Visualizers are motivated by considering the big picture.
Make Them Actionable
When your tasks feel overwhelming, it can be difficult to start.
Break down your projects into smaller, actionable steps. Identify one chunk that you could work on in a 10-minute segment to help you get started.
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Choosing The Best Idea
Keep your day job, and start a side hustle while you’re there. To do it, you need to create an asset that earns money for you.
Spend your first week being observant, focusing ...
Develop And Launch
You’ve settled on your idea and transformed it into an offer. To convince your ideal customers to consume it, know your promises, pitch and prices, and have a short explanation of why your offer matters.
Aim to understand each action, deliverable, resource, and tool you need to launch and then follow through with it. Creating a schedule and sticking to it will help here.
Regroup And Refine
Decide whether to keep investing time in this project or head back to week two and try a different one instead. Knowing when to quit and when to keep going is key to making any side hustle successful.
Even if you decide to abandon the project and choose something else, the experience you’ve gained will help you be more successful with the next one.