Give yourself a pause button on the telephone
Send unknown callers to voicemail, and weigh honestly what that costs you.
A script only works if it reaches you at a bad moment, with no warning. Take away the surprise and most of it fails.
There is one setting for this, and it has a real cost as well as a real benefit.
Key points
- Send unknown callers to voicemail, and know what it costs you
- Add your doctor’s office and the hospital to Contacts so they get through
- Turn the whole thing off again in one press
What to remember
- A genuine caller leaves a message. A trade, not a cure — but the ambush goes.
- Believing it could not work on you is the belief it relies on.
Try this
Add three numbers to your Contacts tonight: your doctor’s office, your pharmacy, and the number on the back of your card for your bank.
Practice: Give yourself a pause button on the telephone. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.