
Measure Twice, Cut Once

You may have heard the Carpenters’ adage, “measure twice, cut once”. It means to take extra care in order to prevent costly or irreparable mistakes from happening in your craftsmanship.
Try to uncut a piece of wood or un-chisel a stone.
Similarly, try to pull back a message or piece of content after it has been read and received by one or many people.
If you are writing for business, whether an email, article or a LinkedIn post the rule is, before you hit “publish” or “send”, do the following: