Overview
Start getting more direct with your communication, and you'll start getting the answers you need from people a lot more quickly. So stop playing phone tag, stop using text messages as your primary way to converse with friends, and forget using email to ask anyone anything. Voice mail, text messages, and email can all be ignored or put off. But when you get face to face with someone, they have to give you an answer! Step up and ask people what you need to know in person.
