Will anyone ever want to read what you write at work?
That’s a question asked by Aaron Orendorff in a NYT article, Your Colleagues Don’t Read Anything You Write, in 2020. His answer: In truth, probably not. We can, however, make it easy on our colleagues to read it, respond to it and take action. In his article he explains 8 actions you can take in your writing to give yourself the best chance of being read: Write less often Use fewer words Put action words in your subject line Listen more, say less Don’t answer, ask Lead with the need Write a TL;DR Write about us, not you or them