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keepthetips t1_jdv8b5w wrote

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New-Engineering1483 t1_jdvall4 wrote

What I do is immediately type gibberish into the address line after adding the recipients. Outlook will then not be able to send the email even if you accidentally hit send because it won't recognize "gsudjfrjdjfjjt" as a recipient address/entity.

I assume it's similar for other email applications.

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Rubberfootman t1_jdvbzu2 wrote

I’ve also found it helpful to type the surname into the email address bar. When it autocompletes you’re more likely to notice if the first name is wrong.

It is easy, if you’re in a hurry, to start typing the first name and send it to the wrong David etc.

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DeProgrammer99 t1_jdvdww3 wrote

I also add the SET clause last when writing SQL update statements. For the non-programmers out there: an update is usually in the form "UPDATE some table SET some column = some value WHERE some condition" and if you leave off the WHERE, you'll end up changing every row in the table...which is very rarely what you want to do. MySQL has a setting named "I am a dummy" that prevents you from leaving off the WHERE, too.

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I_H8_2_love_U_4_ever t1_jdvdxi2 wrote

I've never thought to do this before, but I will remember this tip next time I send someone a email.

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AdolescenceOfP1 t1_jdve2d5 wrote

Did Gmail finally get rid of that ctrl-m or alt-m "shortcut" for sending messages? Or at least allow a way of disabling it?

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fifty2weekhi t1_jdve5c1 wrote

Good advice! There have been quite a few times that my Gmail got sent prematurely as I was frantically typing due to some weird key combination. This tip would have prevented it.

PS. If anyone know what that combination is, please let me know! (I know I didn't do ctrl-enter, but something else that triggered the equivalent)

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saltesc t1_jdvjao5 wrote

I just have a rule that sends emails 30s after they hit my outbox.

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jaiox t1_jdvmbls wrote

This tip is posted literally everyday

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retrospectr t1_jdvtyp1 wrote

Another LPT: set up delayed send on your inboxes. All my emails get sent after 2 minutes so I have time to go in and revise / change anything if there’s a mistake

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Taibo t1_jdvvo4r wrote

Replying to jaiox (#2,392,858)

A better tip is to just add some gibberish in the To: section (ie "blahblahblah"), which will stop Gmail/Outlook from sending as it can't recognize the email address. Then when you're ready to send, just delete the gibberish. This works well when you're doing big reply all emails.

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Blueshirt38 t1_jdvyx5j wrote

LPT: When posting to r/LPT, do a basic search for all of a few seconds to see whether or not the tip has been posted with the same exact title 500 times.

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dweebken t1_jdw04bz wrote

This might sound crazy to young'uns today, but I used to apply for jobs without ever having email, and I would get them too!

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eekamuse t1_jdw1tql wrote

Replying to Taibo (#2,394,181)

The best tip is to type important or sensitive emails in your word processor first. Copy it to your email program after you've done all your edits. And use an email program that automatically delays sending emails for X minutes.

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eekamuse t1_jdw281s wrote

Replying to retrospectr (#2,393,956)

Can you do that in Gmail?

I had it set to ten minutes in another email program. That was great, except when I turned the computer off before the ten minutes was up. Got me into big trouble once.

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