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ChangeThis · David Shipley · Will Schwalbe · Jul 11, 2007

When You Absolutely, Positively Should NOT Use Email: A Civilized List

by David Shipley
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For those of us email addicts who can't quit cold turkey but are increasing stressed by the size of our inbox each morning, Shipley and Schwalbe offer advice for managing our input and output in this engaging manifesto.
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