Email: You Controlling It or It Controlling You?

Check out Anne Fisher's 10 ways to get a grip on your e-mail article (Fortune) which includes the following old school "communication technique:"

Schedule live conversations. Instead of sending an e-mail that will initiate a long back-and-forth discussion, try scheduling an in-person or phone meeting instead. You'll often get a lot more done in less time.

The article refers to The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You, by Mike Song, Vicki Halsey & Tim Burress which may (or may not) be the source of Anne's wisdom. [JH]