Instant Messages and counting to ten

We played a fun game in the car yesterday. As a group we had to count to 10 (or as high as we could) without any two people saying the same number, even at the same time. You could also not follow a pattern. It is more fun then it sounds and creates an interesting tension.

While sametiming (IBM's instant message), I thought that it is the same skills. I type fairly fast and get pretty far ahead of my partner. This can lead to interesting discussions. When you answer "yes" but it was to the question typed way back in the stack. I am learning to be just slow enough and just thorough enough to communicate.

G