I read an interesting article a few weeks back when I was in Massachusetts visiting Mom. Actually I was there for one of the big birthdays.....50 years old. It's hard to believe but that is for another time.
Any way this article was written by someone who was declaring e-mail bankruptcy. He was done...throwing in the towel and no longer going to attempt to dig out from the mountain of e-mail in his inbox.
He had made some preparations. He had e-mailed the people he wanted to still hear from and let them know his plans. He also advised them to resend anything they felt was vitally important because he was going to check all and them push delete.
After relishing the the peace and contentment of an empty inbox for probably a few minutes ( at least if his inbox is anything like mine) he would then attempt to use e-mail as a viable form of communication once again.
As for me I cheered silently as I read the piece. I have felt for sometime that I was drowning in e-mail and after being away from my computer for a few weeks I am sometimes feeling hopeless about ever really reading all the e-mails I have.
The thought of pushing a button and starting fresh feels pretty tempting right now...I just have to get up the nerve and keep reminding myself that I have made it this far without reading all those messages just sitting there waiting patiently.
I think it will be OK.....right?
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