So, my guess was that I would talk with around 18 people throughout the day yesterday. The actual number ended up being over 90. Yes, alot that communication was for work, but was surprised at how high the number actually was. I didn’t count emails and voicemails, which would have put that number over 100. I could have done with far fewer, but there seems to be no escaping communication with the people around me. Almost all of the talking was done in person, with a few exchanges occuring over the phone.
So, was each exchange equal? Absolutely not! I’ve thought about ranking recipients of my communication from yesterday. On a scale of 1 to 10, one being the least important to me and 10 being the most – I would say, out of the 90 people that I communicated with, at least 55 would rank at a three. Twenty of those people would rank at a five and the remaining fifteen would rank between eight and ten. So, I am now asking myself, was I wasting my time yesterday with my threes and fives? I’ll have to mull that over.
