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Lawrence Lessig on "email bankruptcy"
Merlin Mann | Jul 28 2006
Wired 14.08: How To: Be More Productive I love Lawrence Lessig's plan for email bankruptcy from the latest WIRED.
I realize this kind of thing really irritates people with either excellent email skills, high expectations, or low net email volume, but -- as in "real" bankruptcy -- this looks like a terrific way to get a fresh start. It's kind of a more public version of the Email DMZ, but with the very useful extra benefit of not having to ever read the sequestered messages. And as someone who's frequently more behind than he'd like, that's a pretty appealing proposition. [ via Lifehacker ] 3 Comments
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![]() [...] So, speed of gratification...Submitted by itjournalist.com - Danny’s Blog » Blog Archive & (not verified) on August 2, 2006 - 6:18am.
[...] So, speed of gratification and balance of debt: sorted. But when it comes to speed of communication, things have been different. I get antsy if people don’t get back to me in a couple of days, and I also tend to feel guilty if I can’t get back to people very quickly. Hence, before I embarked on my Grand Email Inbox Cleanup, I spent most of my time at my computer feeling both antsy and guilty, and heading for a form of email bankruptcy. [...] » POSTED IN:
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