A habit worth building early: whenever you write to someone, do the thinking on your side, so all that's left on theirs is a decision. "Thoughts on this?" hands them work — they now have to figure out what you're really asking, form a view, and compose an answer.
"I'd go with Option B because it's faster to ship — good to proceed?" hands them a choice. One thumb, done, from anywhere.
Almost every message you send can pass this test. Status update? Lead with the one line they care about, not the journey. Need an intro? Include the forwardable blurb so they don't have to write one. Flagging a problem? Attach your suggested fix and ask "any objection?"
Why do this? You hit less friction, you actually get replies (especially from senior people, who basically live on their phones), and you're not that guy sending the 8th "just following up on this!" email.
