I Have to Call. I’d Rather Send a Pigeon - How to Stop Putting Off Phone Calls, Prepare for Difficult Conversations, and Get Things Done Without Staring at the Call Button for an Hour
By Max Paradox
Length7h 8m
About this audiobook
Max Paradox takes on one of those strangely ordinary problems that can consume far more energy than it deserves: the phone call you keep postponing. This practical and funny guide explains why live conversation feels difficult and how to make necessary calls manageable.
You will learn how to prepare for difficult conversations, reduce uncertainty, make notes, start clearly, handle pauses, and finish without replaying every sentence.
The goal is not to love phone calls. It is to get important things done without staring at the call button for an hour.
Audiobook details
GenreHumor, Other
Length7 hrs 8 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 25, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1INTRO
2Chapter 1 - The Call Gets Bigger in Your Head
3Chapter 2 - Why a Message Feels Safer
4Chapter 3 - You Do Not Have to Sound Like Customer Service
5Chapter 4 - The Worst Conversation Often Happens Before the Call
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6Chapter 5 - Waiting for the Perfect Moment Is Still Waiting
7Chapter 6 - Preparation That Never Ends
8Chapter 7 - What If They Do Not Answer?
9Chapter 8 - Stop Apologizing for Having a Reason to Call
10Chapter 9 - The First Thirty Seconds
11Chapter 10 - Keep the Call from Wandering into the Woods
12Chapter 11 - When Someone Says No
13Chapter 12 - You Do Not Have to Answer Immediately
14Chapter 13 - Have the Difficult Conversation Without Starting a War
15Chapter 14 - Complain Without Turning It into Judgment Day
16Chapter 15 - When the Call Goes Bad
17Chapter 16 - The Call for Days When You Have Nothing Left
18Chapter 17 - When It Is More Than Ordinary Reluctance
19Chapter 18 - Do Not Grow a Pile of Calls
20Chapter 19 - Build Your Own Phone Rules
21Chapter 20 - Make the Call and Get Back to Your Life
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