Is it sometimes quicker to do the job yourself?

Often it is true, but looking at it with the attention to detail that might be used in a Japanese factory has caused me to think again.

Let’s look at a case in point. Spelling and grammar are not a strengths of mine, my partner has tried to get me to read Eats, Shoots and Leaves, but I am resisting. I have learnt the difference between ‘your’ and ‘you’re’ now.

From time to time a client will e-mail me and tell me a link is broken or they’ve spotted a typo. I welcome any kind of feedback and this is valuable. It’s pretty straightforward to go in and fix that type of error myself.

I’m sure I ‘m not alone in disliking making errors and then having them pointed out to me.

Wouldn’t it be a lot easier if my VA was instructed to intercept these e-mails, respond politely and graciously and then go ahead and make the change, delete the e-mail so I was never even aware of its existence?

My time is limited and valuable and I don’t really want to waste it on tasks that don’t add any real value to me