{"id":2419,"date":"2019-04-03T08:24:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T08:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www0.sun.ac.za\/languagecentre\/?p=2419"},"modified":"2020-09-21T09:50:41","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T08:50:41","slug":"when-e-fails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zone.ladybugdigital.co.za\/taalsentrumdebug2025\/when-e-fails\/","title":{"rendered":"When e- fails"},"content":{"rendered":"

It wouldn\u2019t be a stretch to say that the whole of South Africa had hoped to see the end of load shedding in December last year. Unfortunately it came back even stronger in March this year, and we\u2019ve now experienced load shedding being implemented at higher stages than before, straight for 24 hours. At work, this means we\u2019d either have to use our own data (if the mobile network is available) to send e-mails \u2013 hoping that our laptops or phones won\u2019t die on us \u2013 or hold off all communication while the power is off; usually for two hours or more. Fortunately there still is a world outside of electronic communication, however, and it turns out it even comes with its own set of perks.<\/p>\n

Dust off your people skills and have an old-fashioned face-to-face conversation with the person in your building you\u2019ve been e-mailing most this week. A few years ago, the University of California (UCLA) found<\/a> that the more people embrace screens, the worse they become at reading emotional cues. UCLA predicted that \u201cthose who retain this skill are certain to have better success in any workplace\u201d. While this study focused on the performance of pre-teens, it wouldn\u2019t hurt to make sure that we can still talk to each other \u2013 face to face.<\/p>\n

The other highly underrated non-electronic method of communication is the humble sticky note. Something that started off as a failed attempt to make a new kind of glue in 1968, became an industry of unmissable bright yellow squares in the 1970s. Consumer psychologist (and associate dean of Sam Houston State University) Randy Garner has found<\/a> that sending a request via a written sticky note was almost twice as effective as a typed request. Garner believes that a message written on a sticky note looks like a special favour is being asked, making the receiver feel important and more willing to comply.<\/p>\n

So, take heart. Just because there\u2019s a blackout, it doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re powerless. Knock on your colleague\u2019s door the next time you\u2019re in the dark and want to talk shop. And invest in some sticky notes!<\/p>\n

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