[ Thoughts? ]

One way to outsource value-adding knowledge work is to send a long wordy email and finish it with “Thoughts?”

By doing that, the sender is getting a task off of their to-do list (win!), and on to someone else’s.  The cognitive load of that issue is now no longer with the sender, but is now with the receiver.

It helps to more specific about what ‘thoughts’ are being requested.  Summarise, use short sentences, and get to the point.  If you know something, show you know it.  Don’t pass the chance off for someone else to show what they know instead.