i love email

march 19, 2026

Last week I sent an email to an artist I like. They sent back a real, thought-out response. It felt nice.


A lot of people seem to hate email. It makes sense. Opening your inbox to see three automated newsletters and a calendar invite is annoying.

But lately I've really started appreciating the magic of being able to contact anyone on the planet. Doesn't matter if it's the author of a niche blog or the founder of a giant company. If you write a well-crafted email, there's a surprisingly high chance these supposedly unreachable people will just write back.

People seem to think that famous people have some assistant filtering their inbox. I've found that everyone whose opinion I actually care about reads their own.

Don't waste that.

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