jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Tue Jan 10 10:41:47 CST 2012
A few years ago I spent a week unsubbing from email lists. I was getting "hundreds" of valid "I asked for it" kinds of things, literally about every 30 seconds all day. I decided I wasn't reading it so it was going to go. I now attempt to discover if the "junk" I receive is "valid" (as opposed to garden variety spam) and unsub. John W. Colby Colby Consulting Reality is what refuses to go away when you do not believe in it On 1/10/2012 9:33 AM, Susan Harkins wrote: > I'm the same way -- I retrieve it when I want it. I receive hundreds every day -- most go unread. > I'd be stark raving mad... > > Susan H. > > >> OT warning: >> >> Well I haven't had a W-2 job since 1978 when I started my own company. But >> it seems to me that having emails pushed in your face all day long is >> intrusive and disruptive to your concentration and efficiency. >> >> I guess it's the culture. I've had people call me and ask if I didn't get >> the email they sent five minutes ago. They expected an immediate response >> regardless of what I was doing at that moment. >> >> Sometimes I actually close Outlook - if I'm doing something that requires my >> absolute attention. >> >