"The Wall Street Journal, a place that employs editors to do more than just catch typos, wrote about how the rich and powerful are, in some cases, abandoning perfect prose. The examples they cite include Jack Dorsey's all-lowercase memo announcing layoffs at Block and David Ellison texting David Zaslav and somehow writing their shared first name as "Daivd.""
"For the most important person at a company, some of the pleasantries of formal email style aren't required. I even tried emailing like a CEO myself as an experiment. Hammering through my inbox like Paul Bunyan made me feel invigorated."
"With the rise of AI tools, a hand-crafted email is more meaningful - a luxury item. So unleash those typos, I say! Or "typoes," as I purposely typed in the headline."
Prominent figures like Jack Dorsey and David Ellison demonstrate that typos and grammatical errors in emails are increasingly associated with power and elite status. The Wall Street Journal documented how wealthy and influential people deliberately abandon perfect prose, with examples ranging from all-lowercase memos to misspelled names. This shift reflects a broader pattern where those at the top of organizations can disregard formal writing conventions without consequence. The practice of "emailing like a CEO" involves rapid, minimal responses that prioritize efficiency over politeness. As AI tools become prevalent, handcrafted imperfect emails paradoxically become luxury items, distinguishing powerful individuals from the masses who maintain formal communication standards.
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