Surely with the rise of the iPhone and push GMail, email is becoming more immediate rather than less. Where I will agree with you, though, is that I'm more and

Surely with the rise of the iPhone and push GMail, email is becoming more immediate rather than less. Where I will agree with you, though, is that I'm more and more happy to leave emails festering in my inbox waiting for actions whereas iPhone notifications get immediate attention. Why? Because I choose exactly what notifications I receive. As notifications become more spammy, we will need a new less-spammy system. Rinse, repeat.