Hey, this has been Greenfield. Welcome to Fit Soul. Fit Soul Chapter 4. Each week I'm releasing a new

chapter on my podcast from my new book, Fit Soul, which you can find at fitsoalbook.com,

where it is available for free. Digital download of the book. You can also order a hard copy from

that same website if you would like at fitsoalbook.com. Chapter 4. Time and Trust. I've been known to be

short, harsh, and abrupt when I write emails and texts, interact with people on channels like

Slack and Asana, and even talk to folks on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram.

A typical digital interaction with me often goes something like this, email from a fan.

Hey, Ben. I hope your day is going fantastically. I really love how you laid out your entire

recipe for that killer salad and followed it up with the How-To Smoothie video. You really inspire me,

man. I have a huge favor slash question to ask you. Can you let me know what your favorite book is

for learning about healthy food preparation? Thank you so much. My email reply. Yeah, search for

healthy food book on my website, period. No compliments, sandwich, no winky face or other

feel good emoticon, no gracious gushing, thanks, just a strict short, stoic, spartanesque business

response, efficiency at all costs, right? Or this Slack message coming to me from a social media

employee, you spelled workout wrong. It is workout. Please fix with please abbreviated PLS, of course.

Or this voxer message coming from me to a virtual assistant. Find me organic coconut flakes by Monday.

Thanks. And of course, thanks as a abbreviated THX. Or this reply to an email from a physician

telling me about how excited she was about her cool new stem cell video series via two highly

descriptive paragraphs that finish with asking me whether I wanted to check out a preview of the

videos. My current response, not for now. Admittedly, that last one was one of those convenient

Gmail smart composes which can often aggravate this problem, although it tends to be slightly more

polite than even me. You've probably experienced the same thing. Digital interactions make it

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