Ask HN: How would u reassure that a convo w/ u isn't a waste of time?

1 pointsssylee13y ago2 comments

I read from literature that important people hate having their time wasted (it's worth more than anything else). If you have something to contribute that's of use to both you and the person you're trying to talk to, how would you reassure that this fear will not happen for them?

Thanks in advance!

2 comments

lygaret13y ago

I'd start with using full words, and not "chat" speak. I don't mean to pick on you, but if you wanted to take some of my time to discuss something, and you sent me an email that had a subject line like your title here, it would be marked spam almost immediately.

Even if english isn't your first language, it's not that hard to not sound like you're a waste of time off the bat.

ssyleeOP13y ago

I'd love to use full words, but feared to run out of character space in the title. Otherwise, I would've used full words.

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