The phone calls you hate making (and how to stop making them)
If there are calls you've been putting off for days —booking a doctor's appointment, reserving a table, sorting something out with a company— you're not weird and there's nothing wrong with you. Plenty of people find it hard to pick up the phone, and it isn't laziness. The good news: you have two options. Handle them a little better, or simply stop making the ones that aren't worth your energy. Let's cover both.
Why is it so hard to make phone calls?
A call happens in real time. You can't think through your answer, you can't edit and rewrite like in a message, and you can't read the other person's face to see how it's going. You have to improvise, live, with a stranger. Put like that, it's no wonder it feels like a drag —or like something more than a drag.
And it's more common than you'd think, especially among younger people who grew up texting more than calling. Finding it hard doesn't mean you have a problem. It means you're human and the channel doesn't sit well with you.
The calls most people avoid
They tend to be the same ones, and they tend to be errands:
- Booking a doctor's appointment. Lines that don't pick up, the waiting, the "call back after 8am."
- Reserving a table. Especially small places that only take bookings by phone.
- Booking the hairdresser.
- Banks, providers and complaints. The most maddening ones: endless menus, hold music, explaining your problem three times.
If you see yourself in this list, keep reading —there's a way to get most of it off your plate.
What you can do if calling is hard
A few things that genuinely help:
- Jot down what you'll say first. One line is enough: "Hi, I'd like to book an appointment for…". Having your opening ready takes the edge off.
- Pick your moment. Don't call in a rush or between two things. Give yourself five minutes.
- Have your details ready. Reference numbers, the date you want, whatever they'll ask for.
- Accept that it'll be short. Most of these calls take under two minutes. The dread almost always lasts longer than the call.
And an honest note: if calling isn't reluctance but real anxiety —your heart races, you avoid it for days, it affects your work or daily life— that has a name (telephobia) and it responds well to professional support. Don't carry it alone; it's worth talking to someone.
The calls you no longer have to make yourself
Here's the other path. There's a difference between the call that scares you —worth working on— and the call you simply don't feel like making and that adds nothing to your day. Booking the hairdresser won't help you grow as a person. It's a task, and tasks can be delegated.
That's exactly what MIRA is for: an assistant you call, that makes those calls for you. You say "book me a table for two on Friday" or "get me a dentist appointment," and it handles it: makes the call, sorts it out, and tells you how it went. You get the chore off your plate.
It isn't about avoiding life —it's about getting back the time you lose on errands that don't add anything.
How it works (nothing to install)
The idea is to keep it as simple as possible: you call a number, and that's it. No app to download, no account to create, no forms. You talk to it like you'd talk to someone giving you a hand.
And we'll say it plainly, because it matters to us: MIRA is an artificial intelligence and it's in beta. It won't pretend to be a person. We're starting in Spain and improving with every call.
FAQ
Does MIRA really call on my behalf? Yes: you tell it what you need and it handles the call for you.
Do I need to install an app? No. You call a number —nothing to download, no sign-up.
Can it book a doctor's appointment? That's one of the main things it's meant for. Some clinics have their own online booking; when they don't and you'd have to call, that's where MIRA helps.
Is it free? There's a free tier to start and a paid one with more capacity.
What if calling gives me anxiety —does this fix that? It removes the task, which is already a lot. But if what you feel is intense anxiety, that's a different thing and it's best worked through with a professional. One doesn't replace the other.
The next call you don't feel like making doesn't have to be yours to make.