Don Quixote’s Modern Quest
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Don Quixote’s Modern Quest
The metaphor of electronic mail never fully fit how people use e-mail. But, now, perhaps it might. Email could become a home for the kinds of communications that come in the mail: letters from actual people, bills, personalized advertisements, and periodicals.
Alexis Madrigal • Email Is Still the Best Thing on the Internet
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 take... 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 take... See more
Donald E. Knuth • Email (let's drop the hyphen)
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On Inboxes
I have two conceptual inboxes.
First one, inbox.md , is where the most interesting links end up, together with my random thoughts, waiting for a weekly review. I mainly append to that file through iOS shortcut. I can quickly share a twitter link, or jot a quick note in drafts.
Second one is a bit more convoluted. Sometimes during the day ... See more
On Inboxes
I have two conceptual inboxes.
First one, inbox.md , is where the most interesting links end up, together with my random thoughts, waiting for a weekly review. I mainly append to that file through iOS shortcut. I can quickly share a twitter link, or jot a quick note in drafts.
Second one is a bit more convoluted. Sometimes during the day ... See more
Memex Dreams
Also create a generic important folder to hold messages containing any random information you need to hang on to. For every e-mail you read, either trash it or file it. At the end of each day you should go to sleep with an empty e-mail in-box.