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I'll Get Back to You: The Dyscommunication Crisis: Why Unreturned Messages Drive Us Crazy and What to Do About It
by Sam George
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Digital communication disrupts our relationships with our partners, families, and friends. Uncertainty, anxiety, and misunderstandings are all caused by emails and texts.
I’ll Get Back to You is the first book to teach you how to stop texts and emails from interfering with your relationships and your life.
The issue with emails and texts is that they do not have instant feedback, like direct contact, where you can understand and clarify in real-time. The immediate feedback loop of the past has broken down, leaving us with broken communication loops. It’s created the Dyscommunication Crisis. You never know if the message will be misunderstood or returned.
The worst is an unreturned message. You’ve been texting your boyfriend for over twenty-four hours, and he hasn't responded. You’ve been texting your child all day and haven’t received a response. The result is identical. We conclude something is wrong and justify it using the worst-case scenario.
Unanswered messages have a significant psychological toll. Polls support this:
1. 67% of people suffer from agitation or anxiety.
2. 67% resort to worst-case scenarios to explain.
3. 71% of people fall into negative loops of thinking.
4. 46% admit to making a mistake they regret.
Even when messages are returned, the exchange is not always complete. The message might be vague, or you may misinterpret it, resulting in similar issues. It’s a broken communication loop, and, unlike in the past, there's no direct input to clear things up.
I’ll Get Back to You ensures that they read your message, not just scan it. There are solutions to ensure your messages are fully understood and promptly returned. There are interesting stories about relationships, dating, family, and work, along with self-improvement worksheets. I’ll Get Back to You offers practical solutions:
- Tested tactics so messages are promptly returned.
- Procedures in writing messages so they are understood.
- Strategies to follow up on unreturned messages.
- Proven ways to calm your mind quickly to reduce stress.
There will be no more waiting, worrying, and miscommunication. I’ll Get Back to You has the answers and solutions that will improve your relationships and life.Read moreReviewBook Review -- San Jose Mercury NewsThanks to Sam George's new book, I'll Get Back to You, we now have a name for thecondition "dyscommunication syndrome." Symptoms include, "fear you've beenmisconstrued," and anxiety over "why your boss isn't writing you back, or why yourfriend texted you gobbledygook or why your child's teacher didn't answer yourquestion." Did you do something wrong? Are they mad at you? Or, perhaps theperson is being rude.
George goes to lengths to explain "why we keep the same pattern of negativethought" and "immediately go to the worst-case scenario" when our messages aren'treturned. But, of course, he accurately points out that the reason you're not getting aresponse to that email or text probably has little or nothing to do with you. I've suffered from thissyndrome myself.
In the chapter called 'Tactics to get your messages returned promptly," Georgeoutlines some suggestions...These include addressing the recipient by name, startingyour message with a clear request, keep it short and sending your emails out early.
Larry Magid, Mecury News, 5-6-21
Book Review -- Blue Heron JournalDoes your desk look like this?
Daily emails from three web apps plus texts - 127
Daily emails with ads from unsolicited sellers - 12-30
Critical emails/texts requiring immediate responses, per day - 3-5
Everyday business emails/texts from friends and family - 3The volume of web communications can be overwhelming, and the when somebodydoesn't even respond, well that is too much - enuf arreddy! Author Sam George has some quick solutions, however, to remove some of that frustration and reform thedigital communication lines. Starting with e-mails, try this:
1. Wait two days (If the response required isn't urgent, of course.)
2. Use an appropriate subject-line strategy from Chapter 8 - to elicit a response. Makeit easy for us to catch the drift with a minimum of words.
3. Whatever you do, DON'T FORWARD the previous email. Remember, we'relooking for a workable response here, not a wave of anger!
Under George's section "What to Do When the Chase Doesn't Work" the author offersus innovative suggestions to get through the waiting or the non-responsedisappointment. Among these recommendations for physical relaxation and "naturaltranquilizers" there is a neat explanation of the difference between the sympatheticand the parasympathetic nervous systems that explains how unreturned messages canstimulate our stress and anger levels beyond what we need to effectively deal with aproblem. These include what he calls "In-the-Moment Remedies: NaturalTranquilizers" for muscular relaxation such as the earth-facing pose and the stress-less standing swing, and one of my all-time favorites, feet up on the wall.Patricia E. Moody
FORTUNE magazine "Pioneering Woman in Mfg"From the AuthorPodcast Apperances:
Going North Podcast
D Social Network
America
Your Story
First
You Should Know
for Start Ups
Business StartupsAbout the AuthorSam George is a master at two things: discerning trends before they are recognized as trends and communicating these ideas to the public at large.
He is the co-author of The Great Divide: Retro vs. Metro America, the first book to name and bring awareness of the cultural rift in America, which has become a war. The Great Divide received national press coverage, including reviews in the New York Times, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, and a presentation to National Press Club that was covered by C-SPAN.
In 1995, Sam was hired to put together the strategy to legalize marijuana. The program was in part funded by George Soros. Sam’s focus groups and polls showed that the only way to “legalize” marijuana was to “medicalize” it first. Another funder, John Sperling, Founder of University of Phoenix, described it as a “genius” idea. It worked. A total of thirty-three states have approved medical marijuana and ten states have legalized marijuana.
Sam now splits his time between writing and digital communication. He specializes in advocacy, marketing, and fundraising for nonprofits and corporations. He also leads an entirely online yoga company, YMEDICA, which educates yoga teachers on medical yoga.Read more
I’ll Get Back to You is the first book to teach you how to stop texts and emails from interfering with your relationships and your life.
The issue with emails and texts is that they do not have instant feedback, like direct contact, where you can understand and clarify in real-time. The immediate feedback loop of the past has broken down, leaving us with broken communication loops. It’s created the Dyscommunication Crisis. You never know if the message will be misunderstood or returned.
The worst is an unreturned message. You’ve been texting your boyfriend for over twenty-four hours, and he hasn't responded. You’ve been texting your child all day and haven’t received a response. The result is identical. We conclude something is wrong and justify it using the worst-case scenario.
Unanswered messages have a significant psychological toll. Polls support this:
1. 67% of people suffer from agitation or anxiety.
2. 67% resort to worst-case scenarios to explain.
3. 71% of people fall into negative loops of thinking.
4. 46% admit to making a mistake they regret.
Even when messages are returned, the exchange is not always complete. The message might be vague, or you may misinterpret it, resulting in similar issues. It’s a broken communication loop, and, unlike in the past, there's no direct input to clear things up.
I’ll Get Back to You ensures that they read your message, not just scan it. There are solutions to ensure your messages are fully understood and promptly returned. There are interesting stories about relationships, dating, family, and work, along with self-improvement worksheets. I’ll Get Back to You offers practical solutions:
- Tested tactics so messages are promptly returned.
- Procedures in writing messages so they are understood.
- Strategies to follow up on unreturned messages.
- Proven ways to calm your mind quickly to reduce stress.
There will be no more waiting, worrying, and miscommunication. I’ll Get Back to You has the answers and solutions that will improve your relationships and life.Read moreReviewBook Review -- San Jose Mercury NewsThanks to Sam George's new book, I'll Get Back to You, we now have a name for thecondition "dyscommunication syndrome." Symptoms include, "fear you've beenmisconstrued," and anxiety over "why your boss isn't writing you back, or why yourfriend texted you gobbledygook or why your child's teacher didn't answer yourquestion." Did you do something wrong? Are they mad at you? Or, perhaps theperson is being rude.
George goes to lengths to explain "why we keep the same pattern of negativethought" and "immediately go to the worst-case scenario" when our messages aren'treturned. But, of course, he accurately points out that the reason you're not getting aresponse to that email or text probably has little or nothing to do with you. I've suffered from thissyndrome myself.
In the chapter called 'Tactics to get your messages returned promptly," Georgeoutlines some suggestions...These include addressing the recipient by name, startingyour message with a clear request, keep it short and sending your emails out early.
Larry Magid, Mecury News, 5-6-21
Book Review -- Blue Heron JournalDoes your desk look like this?
Daily emails from three web apps plus texts - 127
Daily emails with ads from unsolicited sellers - 12-30
Critical emails/texts requiring immediate responses, per day - 3-5
Everyday business emails/texts from friends and family - 3The volume of web communications can be overwhelming, and the when somebodydoesn't even respond, well that is too much - enuf arreddy! Author Sam George has some quick solutions, however, to remove some of that frustration and reform thedigital communication lines. Starting with e-mails, try this:
1. Wait two days (If the response required isn't urgent, of course.)
2. Use an appropriate subject-line strategy from Chapter 8 - to elicit a response. Makeit easy for us to catch the drift with a minimum of words.
3. Whatever you do, DON'T FORWARD the previous email. Remember, we'relooking for a workable response here, not a wave of anger!
Under George's section "What to Do When the Chase Doesn't Work" the author offersus innovative suggestions to get through the waiting or the non-responsedisappointment. Among these recommendations for physical relaxation and "naturaltranquilizers" there is a neat explanation of the difference between the sympatheticand the parasympathetic nervous systems that explains how unreturned messages canstimulate our stress and anger levels beyond what we need to effectively deal with aproblem. These include what he calls "In-the-Moment Remedies: NaturalTranquilizers" for muscular relaxation such as the earth-facing pose and the stress-less standing swing, and one of my all-time favorites, feet up on the wall.Patricia E. Moody
FORTUNE magazine "Pioneering Woman in Mfg"From the AuthorPodcast Apperances:
Going North Podcast
D Social Network
America
Your Story
First
You Should Know
for Start Ups
Business StartupsAbout the AuthorSam George is a master at two things: discerning trends before they are recognized as trends and communicating these ideas to the public at large.
He is the co-author of The Great Divide: Retro vs. Metro America, the first book to name and bring awareness of the cultural rift in America, which has become a war. The Great Divide received national press coverage, including reviews in the New York Times, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, and a presentation to National Press Club that was covered by C-SPAN.
In 1995, Sam was hired to put together the strategy to legalize marijuana. The program was in part funded by George Soros. Sam’s focus groups and polls showed that the only way to “legalize” marijuana was to “medicalize” it first. Another funder, John Sperling, Founder of University of Phoenix, described it as a “genius” idea. It worked. A total of thirty-three states have approved medical marijuana and ten states have legalized marijuana.
Sam now splits his time between writing and digital communication. He specializes in advocacy, marketing, and fundraising for nonprofits and corporations. He also leads an entirely online yoga company, YMEDICA, which educates yoga teachers on medical yoga.Read more