Stupid email

I did it. I fell for it. 

I have told myself I wouldn't - but I did anyway. I mean, I tried to resist. I really did. I even told myself not to do it - but some strange force compelled me.

What did I do? I sent an email. More than that, I sent an email as a way to resolve a small disagreement. 

In the past I have told myself and others, "Never send an email as a way to deal with any measure of conflict be it great or small." The problem is that it is SO tempting to deal with things this way. I mean it's quick, efficient - and rarely presents you with the problem of dealing with the perceived conflict in a face to face manner - the thing most of us find most daunting about disagreements. 

So, I sent my email and I got the reply. And I should have stopped - but I didn't. The ball was rolling and I couldn't stop myself. I told myself that I wouldn't keep going - just get the facts out there and deal with it in person later on. And yet, there I went - 4 emails deep into a conflict. The result? I think that now the actual issue that started the whole conversation might be lost because we are going to have to trace through the email thread to hear each other's intonation about all that has been said. 

Turns out dealing with conflict might be the most inefficient manner of dealing with things if only because now we have the original issue - PLUS the rest of the conversation to work through.

Rookie mistake on my part. What about you?