Don't Just Say Hello

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In fact, Tim could have started thinking about the question right away! So despite best intentions, you're actually just making the other person wait for you to phrase your question, which is lost productivity (and kinda annoying). "hey man, what's up? also, any idea when that thing's due? " "Hi there!

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