Email Overload Reaches Academic Proportions

Some professors thrive on using email to engage students. Take John Whittier-Ferguson, a University of Michigan English professor, whose students email him for help mastering the finer points of essay writing. In any given class, about a third of his students take advantage of his offer to provide e-feedback, each exchanging around 40 meaty emails with …

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How I Conquered My Aversion to Decluttering & Achieved a Clean Home (& Inbox) in the Process

Do you freeze up or experience a strong feeling of avoidance just at the thought of decluttering your home or inbox? If so, you’re not alone—and there is a very good explanation. Oh, spring cleaning. Here you are again. For years, you and I had an interesting dynamic. It went something like this: people would start …

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