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Overflowing inboxes are the problem. Perhaps we should have provided more context about what we're trying to fix : ) These guys do a good job: http://emailchar
by mtgentry 15y ago
Overflowing inboxes are the problem. Perhaps we should have provided more context about what we're trying to fix : )
These guys do a good job: http://emailcharter.org http://emailcharter.org
We're trying to provide a framework around that first rule of respecting the recipient's time.
- avree 15y agoBut respecting people's time isn't about knowing how much e-mail the person you're sending to has... It's about sending only important e-mails/"not spamming". So, regardless of whether the guy I'm sending to has an empty or an overloaded inbox, I should always send the e-mail, because it's important.
- mtgentry 15y agoGreat point. That's why theres a line underneath "unbearable" that says "please only send if it's urgent." Also to your point, I'm not sure if this is a good product for workplace email exchanges. In that setting you're sort of forced to send things to people wether you want to or not.
- hugh3 15y agoI don't have an overloaded inbox, but for those who do, it seems to me that they're mostly overloaded with stuff that was sent to a group rather than to them as an individual. If the sender is even thinking about the question "Does this particular individual have time to read this email?" then the chances are that this email is already far more important than average.
- thenextcorner 15y ago"Overflowing inboxes are the problem." Exactly, maybe you can hack a simple "remove reply all button", so people need to think before they actually add more names to the CC list!