Week 5 Weekly Sync: Length and Structure

Sort a real email's sentences into load-bearing or throat-clearing, then cut it by half.

8 March 2027

Exercise: sort the sentences (30 min)#

Take an email you’ve written that felt necessary at every sentence. Go through it line by line and sort each sentence into load-bearing or throat-clearing, without cutting anything yet.

Exercise: cut it by half (30 min)#

Cut the email by half without losing the ask, using the sort from the first exercise as your guide. Note whether the ratio of throat-clearing to load-bearing surprised you.