http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/24/AR2007052402258.html?hpid=topnews
[i]I am so far behind on e-mail that I am declaring bankruptcy,” he wrote. “If you’ve sent me an e-mail (and you aren’t my wife, partner, or colleague), you might want to send it again. I am starting over.”
College professors have done the same thing, and a Silicon Valley chief executive followed Wilson’s example the next day. Last September, the recording artist Moby sent an e-mail to all the contacts in his inbox announcing that he was taking a break from e-mail for the rest of the year.[/i]
I have ummmm…. 3 gmail, 1 isp, 2 yahoo, and I own my own web server. So, I can have as many as I want. I have not even come close to declaring email bankruptcy as this article discusses. One of my favorite sayings best explains how I deal with my email. “If in doubt, throw it out”. Buu bye.
Also, they most likely do not know how to use the tools for managing email. Labels in gmail, folders in most other email clients. I have too many article and informational emails that I receive to ever want to chuck it all, and turn it off. Seriously, how many people can’t look at 2 items of an email to make that decision. item one, topic. item two, who sent it.
They talk about using the phone more as their means of communication. Want to know why? They have secretaries to screen their calls. They don’t have to make the decision of who to talk to and who not to. Instead of them having to review their email, they have someone review their calls. It’s the equivalent of a spam filter in human form.
Sorry, I just consider this type of a response as a cop out. I understand walking away from the computer/cell phone for some peace. But, to just chuck it all and start over? yea, ok…. I hope they never work on a project I’m a team member of.
Dan
