Don't TCP Handshake Your Conversations

Stop the unnecessary back-and-forth. Just ask your question.

DON'T
You
Hey!
Colleague
Hey!
You
How are you doing?
Colleague
I'm fine thank you, how are you?
You
I'm fine. Was just wondering... do you have the API docs for the payment service?
5 messages and ~10 minutes of waiting
just to ask a simple question
DO
You
Hey! Do you have the API docs for the payment service?
1 message — instant, clear, respectful
of everyone's time

Why "TCP Handshake"?

In networking, TCP requires a 3-way handshake before any data is sent:
SYN → SYN-ACK → ACK

Humans don't need this. Just send the data.