Why I Prefer to Connect via Email

I prefer email over texting for a few reasons; here are two:

• I get email on my phone and laptop, but I only get Android texts on my phone (including group texts involving Android phones), since my phone is often in airplane mode. 

• I'm pretty good about putting an out-of-office message on my email if I'm going to be offline for a while; there's no way to do that with texts. Using email, you'll know immediately if I'm going to be relative slow to respond. 

Using email to reach me means I can respond to timely messages very quickly, often within minutes. So if you're in a hurry to reach me, please email.

There are other reasons I prefer email: searching is better, no spam control for texting, better message organization, and more.

However,  many people prefer texting. If we're friends and you have an iPhone, texting is fine because I can get those on my laptop, even if my phone is off or in airplane mode. If it's a message with lasting value, I still prefer email since it'll be easier to search for later if need be. 

One criticism of email I've heard is that it's more work to send an email. I get it... there's the subject, the salutation, the message, and the signature. For short messages, consider sending a blank email with your message as the subject. That's no more work than sending a text.

Organizational tip

I find filtering a very useful tool for email; it lets me prioritize email from individuals over email from lists. New emails from the latter can be sent to another folder. Notifications are only for email from individuals. I think you'll find this helpful, too; here's how to do it for Gmail and Yahoo mail.  

Contact info

Here's my contact info:

• Email: jimwink - madison <that 'a'-like symbol> yahoo.com (you'll need to type this address into your email program using the '@' symbol and no spaces; I'm trying to avoid SPAM).

• Land line: 2 5 9 - 1 8 1 2 (area code 6 0 8 for both).

• Mobile:  3 3 4 - 7 2 5 1

• Facebook, Skype, FaceTime, & Zoom: Yes!