Granted: The case for slow replies, and insights on facing fear and finding hope
Adam Grantadamgrant.substack.com
Granted: The case for slow replies, and insights on facing fear and finding hope
”It’s normal for me to take 2 days to read my emails and 2 more days to reflect on the matter and respond calmly. The culture of immediacy and the constant fragmentation of time are not very compatible with the kind of life I lead” - Lucy Hunt
The great scientists of past eras would have found our urgency to be self-defeating and frantic. They were interested in what they produced over the course of their lifetimes, not in any particular short-term stretch. Without a manager looking over their shoulder, or clients pestering them about responding to emails, they didn’t feel pressure to be
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