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Mar 26, 2023Liked by Adam Grant

Dying to know how many people clicked the HotOrNot link….

I did! 😂

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I did to see if it was still around!

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Great post - helpful guidance. One potential addition for anyone sending a cold email, reconsider sending more than 1000 words in an initial email. Given how much text floods into inboxes these days, keeping an initial outreach brief is helpful and respectful of the recipient’s time.

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Mar 26, 2023Liked by Adam Grant

53 words tops

Or 3

3 is probably better 😉

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Love this Adam, my favourite bit is the 'all I ask section'!!!! :) :) :)

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Mar 26, 2023Liked by Adam Grant

One thing I would add: make your point in the first sentence - many people don't read beyond that. Hilarious ending!

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I love it when you let your comedic irony out to play.

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« Do what I say, not what I do » 😏. Thanks for Granting understanding 😀

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Wow, summarized all of the turned-offs in those unsolicited emails and LinkedIn messages that I get. Thanks for calling this out.

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a perfect ending to the message of what not to do. Many of us have received at least some of the messages in the closure.Most of us want to help and sometimes we wish we hadn't when we experience the person illustrated in your closure--please send name of dentist.

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Mar 26, 2023Liked by Adam Grant

Great read. Seems simple enough to do. Anxiety and stress often cause us to forget our manners and common sense. Taking a second to breathe and reread before hitting send is important.

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Mar 26, 2023Liked by Adam Grant

Closing by doing everything you told us not to caused me to first feel ‘what the heck?!?’, then open my mind, appreciate the effectiveness of your close, be more mindful of using my two eyes and two ears in better proportion to my one mouth, and brightened and bettered my day! Thanks!

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Mar 26, 2023Liked by Adam Grant

Spot on! Love it🔝

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Mar 26, 2023Liked by Adam Grant

So helpful. I’m going to share with my new young leaders!

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Mar 26, 2023Liked by Adam Grant

👍👍👍

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Mar 26, 2023Liked by Adam Grant

Excellent advice and a hilarious ending. Thank you.

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Mar 26, 2023Liked by Adam Grant

Look forward to your posts!! Listen to your Podcasts and any Podcast I hear that you are on. Thank you

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Mar 26, 2023Liked by Adam Grant

Lol. Well played.

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Love every point and especially the last section. So true. If I may, I might have added one more point which would be to drop the injured and/or arrogant attitude when people don’t get their way after a polite refusal.

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