Reducing the email tax on life - Take a lesson from Luis Suarez

For the past several months I have had the pleasure of improving my communication effectiveness while at the same time reducing my reliance and the massive amount of time I used to spend on email. Tools like Twitter , blogging, and - yes - actively making sure I am using the telephone (remember that thing?) have all contributed to my big picture of improvement: Use better tools where they make the most sense, rather than relying on the cumbersome and often ineffective email medium. What prompts me to write this? Luis Suarez works for IBM and today’s NY Times online contains a piece written by him where he discusses his change away from email. I can relate and have had many of the same experiences. Email is often chastised for a variety of shortcomings, among them the frustrating fact that often people come across (or are perceived) in a way they do not intend. Maybe the reader perceives the writer is angry or being short when that’s not ...