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Empty inbox experience: Drew Bell
Drew Bell read Bit Literacy, put it into practice, and wrote the following (with the accompanying screenshot):
You know, it only took a few chapters of the book to make me stop and change my e-mail habits... I realized that I don't have to have active messages in front of me.
Remember how the last day of school felt every year? How it was hard to believe there was no homework for the whole summer? That's how it felt to see a clear inbox. It's a great incentive to keep it clear, too. I can get back to that warily giddy feeling every morning.
See also: Ariel's empty inbox
I don't have this problem so much with my inbox as with my RSS feed reader (Bloglines). Having subscribed to about 25 different feeds, I'm having a hard time keeping up. I've noticed that I've been trying to keep feeds read, down to zero unread articles. It almost seems like that's more of a goal than reading interesting articles. There's always more. It distracts from enjoying the actual reading. It worries me. And is it just me, or are those who write, writing more and more?
I read the book yesterday morning.
About midway through, I signed up to Gootodo and emptied my inbox.
This is the first time since 1984 (omg) that I've felt in control of my mind, without having to attend to the demands of a rumbling inbox. It is a fascinating feeling, and I am savoring it.
Thanks for the book - and the good experience!