Email Wealth Hierarchy

Based on the discussion between Shaan Puri and Sam Parr, there exists a hierarchy in how people at different success levels handle their email communications, revealing interesting patterns about status and communication styles.

• Three Distinct Email Communication Levels:

  • Regular People: Formal, structured emails
  • Rich/Busy People: Casual, text-like approach
  • Mega-Rich: Return to formal, treated like traditional letters

• Rich/Busy People Email Style:

  • Write lowercase emails from phone
  • Send one-line responses
  • Treat email like texting
  • Often use subject line as entire message

• Mega-Rich Email Handling:

  • Have assistants screen emails
  • Get emails printed out physically
  • Review papers at desk
  • Some don't own computers (like Mark Lohrey mentioned)

• Executive Email Management Examples:

  • Some have multiple assistants managing inbound emails on large screens
  • Executives walk around dictating responses orally
  • Assistants handle actual typing and sending

• Alternative Management Strategies:

  • Using assistant as email firewall
  • Limiting email checking to 30 minutes per day
  • Having urgent matters texted directly by assistant

This hierarchy shows how email handling evolves with success level, often coming full circle from formal to casual and back to formal again, but with different underlying systems and support structures.