Comments on: clearing the plate so we may fill it

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:15:55 +0000

Inboxes are hard things… but of course that’s only the tip of the iceberg. I’ve got half a dozen or more in-process projects on the work table, another dozen in my head; this becomes overwhelming when the amount of time available to work on them becomes smaller and smaller until finally I’m so overwhelmed I just read a book. I haven’t written in weeks, I haven’t knit anything in at least two weeks. Really. So perhaps I just need to arbitrarily decide that I don’t do something anymore…? Just to clear that mental (and physical) space and dedicate it to something else that I already do. Funny how important those last four words are!

By: Deana

Deana — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:38:41 +0000

Meanwhile, I never delete anything, and my work e-mail always hovers around 95% full. The thing is, it’s my storage system. I’ve been wanting to find out how much of a raise comes with promotion to associate professor and lo and behold, I still had an e-mail from last May with the latest information, one I don’t remember ever reading. I did discard some old e-mails with pdf attachments and now I’m down to 86% capacity, which is nice and comfy.

By: deb

deb — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:26:58 +0000

That is indeed an excellent point!! (Now, if only I could get *my* inbox empty . . . )