Karlin High <karlinh...@gmail.com> writes: > On 2/6/2020 2:45 PM, David Kastrup wrote: >> I am working on an Email signature that might be helping to convey the >> message. > > Nice idea, but sometimes drawing attention to a problem only makes > things worse. How about focusing on the success mode instead of the > failure mode? > > " > I aim to communicate with empathy. Have I failed? Reply "OUCH!" > " > > I'm thinking along the lines of the "How's my driving? Call (phone)" > stickers often seen on long-haul trucks in America.
Well, it's sort of like a sign "I aim to speak in the Queen's English. Have I failed?" on Eliza Doolittle's flower basket. Those who'd be most likely to take offense in the first place would feel rightfully ridiculed as well. -- David Kastrup
