While lunching with Steve last week, we talked briefly about information consumption, information overload and how people feel they are losing the battle to keep control of their Inbox and feed reader.
A few months back, I managed to get my Inbox down to about 25 items. Since then, it’s ballooned right back to the ~80-100 range or so. I have more and more left unread in FeedLounge too.
My new e-mail policy has generally been a success1. However with my every day workload, I still have more incoming e-mails that need action than I can resolve and reply to - hence the backlog. I guess this is one reason that GTD has so much traction, people feel like they have too much to do these days.
Though as someone who is self-employed, I guess too busy is better than the alternative. 
- At least as far as I’m concerned, I’ve heard little negative from visitors but likely there are some that don’t like it much. [back]
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stephen ogrady adds this Comment:
i’m afraid to say publically what my Inbox is looking like
the problem with me i think is that there isn’t a policy on earth that will help me; i simply get too much email. not junk, but stuff i need to action.
curiously, the blog is actually helping me here b/c at least people will hold off on multiple emails when they see that i’m travelling.
October 3rd, 2005 at 10:33 pm
Denver Coffee adds this Comment:
information overload! Inboxes being full are just part of the problem… too much to do… too little time. I am actually going to check out your tasks software… it may help me with my info overload.
October 5th, 2005 at 10:38 am