--- title: A new study highlights how face-to-face trumps email - The Hustle description: For complex tasks, face-to-face meetings are the better option. image: https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/573028819-HS-News-Brief_2022-07-04T232058.778Z.webp --- # A new study highlights how face-to-face trumps email ![Rob Litterst](https://thehustle.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Rob-Litterst-pic.png?width=48&height=48&name=Rob-Litterst-pic.png) [Rob Litterst](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/rob-litterst) [Rob Litterst Twitter profile ](https://twitter.com/robbylit) Published: July 05, 2022 Updated: October 11, 2023 Many of us have probably had the thought: *“That could’ve been an email.”* ![A new study highlights how face-to-face trumps email](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/573028819-HS-News-Brief_2022-07-04T232058.778Z.webp?width=595&height=400&name=573028819-HS-News-Brief_2022-07-04T232058.778Z.webp) But a series of recent studies build a [compelling case](https://www.wsj.com/articles/email-exchange-productivity-competence-11654784372?mod=hp_lista_pos1) that some emails should, in fact, be meetings, according to *The Wall Street Journal*. #### **Researchers at Florida International University…** … arranged four experiments where they split participants into two groups. The first group performed tasks in person, while the second performed the same tasks over email. - The email group took **20 minutes** to arrive at a sales strategy that took the face-to-face group **six minutes**. - Email participants also performed worse on a variety of ensuing tasks, from spotting grammar errors to deciphering logic problems. The big takeaway? Email is best for simple tasks — but when things get complicated, it exacerbates the problem. #### **How can you prevent email paralysis?** Dr. Ravi Gajendran, author of the study, says regular meetings can help reduce the risk of getting stuck in endless email threads. Great, so more meetings. 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