See, I consider almost all physical mail a nuisance. The only items of any significance that come via mail are bills and checks, and in both cases, that’s only from companies whose processes aren’t up-to-date enough to be handled electronically. 90% of the snail mail I receive is junk. In fact, unless I’m specifically expecting a check, snail mail at my home office usually sits in a pile for several days before even getting looked at.

I agree that content is very important but this holds for whatever medium you choose. A poorly written email is as useless as a poorly written note.

You are underestimating the direct and indirect impact of the hand written note. The well written note (like the well written email) communicates its message on so many levels.

There are fewer items (written notes) competing on this channel, unlike email where there are 10′s or 100s of messages

The look, texture and colour of the paper, colour of the ink, the smell of the note are all making your message more memorable.

At the risk of sounding like a romantic, I am more likely to keep hand written notes than to print off an email.