Comments on: Surviving the email inbox http://www.studionontroppo.com/2009/05/surviving-the-email-inbox/ Embrace the Learning Curve Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:03:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy http://www.studionontroppo.com/2009/05/surviving-the-email-inbox/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Andy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:37:05 +0000 http://www.studionontroppo.com/?p=351#comment-43 Well, I agree to some extent, with one caveat. The goodwill stuff would be taking up space at home, space that I need for other things. The email, not so much. I really should use the delete key more often, but when I try I'm haunted by those cases where I've said to myself one of the following statements, one of which is much more preferable than the other... "Dang I wish I'd saved that" or "See, that's why I save all those emails." Well, I agree to some extent, with one caveat. The goodwill stuff would be taking up space at home, space that I need for other things. The email, not so much. I really should use the delete key more often, but when I try I’m haunted by those cases where I’ve said to myself one of the following statements, one of which is much more preferable than the other…
“Dang I wish I’d saved that” or “See, that’s why I save all those emails.”

]]> By: doug http://www.studionontroppo.com/2009/05/surviving-the-email-inbox/comment-page-1/#comment-42 doug Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:42:09 +0000 http://www.studionontroppo.com/?p=351#comment-42 <strong><font color='blue'>Andy:</font></strong> Although I file away most messages when I'm done with them, I have found mindful use of the delete key to be emotionally freeing. It's akin to the garage sale or trip to Goodwill, a (small) triumph of "I can live without that" over "I might need that some day." Andy: Although I file away most messages when I’m done with them, I have found mindful use of the delete key to be emotionally freeing.

It’s akin to the garage sale or trip to Goodwill, a (small) triumph of “I can live without that” over “I might need that some day.”

]]> By: Andy http://www.studionontroppo.com/2009/05/surviving-the-email-inbox/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Andy Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:38:26 +0000 http://www.studionontroppo.com/?p=351#comment-40 It's all a nice system, and it seems that it should work in theory. There's just one glaring problem for me, and it involved this statement: 'If I know I won’t need to respond or act or refer to the email later, I delete it." For me, aside from obvious spam, no email ever matches this description. Perhaps that's why my email data file is 970 MB. But I'm never left wanting for that email I deleted once upon a time.... It’s all a nice system, and it seems that it should work in theory. There’s just one glaring problem for me, and it involved this statement:

‘If I know I won’t need to respond or act or refer to the email later, I delete it.”

For me, aside from obvious spam, no email ever matches this description. Perhaps that’s why my email data file is 970 MB. But I’m never left wanting for that email I deleted once upon a time….

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