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Is Email making me sick?

by Taru Fisher on May 5, 2010

I recently noticed that whenever I look at my email, the sheer volume of it is making me nauseated — I dread reading it and having to respond. It feels like a never-ending cascade of words, entreaties to buy some service or product, or things I previously subscribed to which no longer seem relevant. Yet, open it I must for who knows what gems it may contain. Perhaps an old friend might actually write to me, and I don’t want to miss that. That’s if I can actually find it amidst the deluge. And somehow I seem addicted to checking all three (yes — three!) of my email addresses several times a day. And the work that would propel me in the direction I want to go, just doesn’t get done.

I need a new strategy for email! Anyone out there have some suggestions?

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