Over the course of several days I have cancelled subscriptions to many on-line publications, cancelled memberships at sites that send me e-mail, removed myself from various e-mailing lists, quit a handful of Yahoo groups, and changed my memberships in most of the remaining Yahoo groups so that I no longer receive e-mail from them.
In short, I'm uncluttering my e-mail in-box.
Will this make me more productive when I'm at the computer? Possibly.
But mostly what I hope it will do is help untether me from the computer. The bulk of my income is generated by what I do when I'm sitting in front of a computer. For the past few years the bulk of my "life" has also been determined but what I do when I'm sitting in front of a computer.
Perhaps now I'll spend a little more of my "life" somewhere else doing something else. The exercise certainly won't hurt me and, who knows, maybe I'll be more productive when I am at the computer.
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I have tried this from time to time and usually find myself joining things all over again. I wish you better luck with this than my own.
Kevin
Michael -
I hope this works well for you, BUT must confess it makes me more than just a bit sad because you have contributed so much to so many over the years ... especially on the SMFS and TrueWriters loops!
I tried to weigh each decision carefully, Kevin, eliminating those that provided the least value to me and, in the case of Yahoo groups, those groups that I provided the least value to. By quitting or going no-mail on one or two each day, I was able to determine which ones I followed only because they sent me e-mail and which ones I might actually miss.
So, Susanne, you may be pleased to note that SMFS and TrueWriters are two groups I'm still following.
Definitely pleased, Michael!
Thanks!!
Yep, I tried to do the same thing each time. Glad you stayed with SMFS.
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