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"It's just a phone call!" You do not comprehend the mental anguish I experience at the very idea of a phone call, and the utter confusion I feel every day about why it is so god damn terrifying, as I am fully aware that it is, in fact, Just A Phone Call
It's just so jarring. "Talk to me now!"
and respond coherently and thought out on the fly no mistakes allowed. i delete and rewrite like every text message i wish i could do that in calls
My coach at a former employer told me I couldn't be an effective sales person because I think too long before speaking. Of course if I blurt out what I think, it's going to be the truth, and marketers don't like that very much. My clients do, though!
But yes: I edit every text I write. I hate touch phones.