A World Without Email

The key is to find ways to minimize context shifts and overload while still getting done what needs to get done.
Cal Newport • A World Without Email
I have been a happy man ever since January 1, 1990, when I no longer had an email address. I'd used email since about 1975, and it seems to me that 15 years of email is plenty for one lifetime.
Email is a wonderful thing for people whose role in life is to be on top of things. But not for me; my role is to be on the bottom of things. What I do... See more
Email is a wonderful thing for people whose role in life is to be on top of things. But not for me; my role is to be on the bottom of things. What I do... See more
Donald E. Knuth • Email (let's drop the hyphen)
What if you didn't even have to check your email or your phone for days or even weeks at a time?