Comments on: What is weighing you down? http://www.poewar.com/what-is-weighing-you-down/ Writing Career Center Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:51:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michelle http://www.poewar.com/what-is-weighing-you-down/comment-page-1/#comment-222149 Michelle Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:01:55 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=5020#comment-222149 Wow! That's a lot. I hit delete all day long and get a little surge of excitement every time :) Merlin Mann's Inbox Zero presentation has really stuck with me. <abbr><em>Michelles last blog post..<a href="http://www.alphabetical-filing.com/?p=46" rel="nofollow">Why Alphabetical Filing Works</a></abbr></em> Wow! That’s a lot. I hit delete all day long and get a little surge of excitement every time :) Merlin Mann’s Inbox Zero presentation has really stuck with me.

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]]> By: Cindy Shepard http://www.poewar.com/what-is-weighing-you-down/comment-page-1/#comment-222111 Cindy Shepard Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:21:16 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=5020#comment-222111 Thanks for posting this and coming clean about your emails...I am so embarassed about how many I have if someone is looking over my shoulder I quickly switch to another site!!.....I tend to hoard other things as well!! <abbr><em>Cindy Shepards last blog post..<a href="http://rowdygrandma.blogspot.com/2009/02/jeepers-creepers-whered-you-get-those_16.html" rel="nofollow">Jeepers Creepers where'd you get those eyes???</a></abbr></em> Thanks for posting this and coming clean about your emails…I am so embarassed about how many I have if someone is looking over my shoulder I quickly switch to another site!!…..I tend to hoard other things as well!!

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]]> By: Karen Swim http://www.poewar.com/what-is-weighing-you-down/comment-page-1/#comment-222107 Karen Swim Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:14:02 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=5020#comment-222107 John, wow! This post is so true. The things we hold on to because we may want, need or do them someday. Letting go is freeing and can bravely help us let go in other areas. What a wonderful post and congrats on hitting delete! <abbr><em>Karen Swims last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordsForHire/~3/7ZJrFrStfGM/" rel="nofollow">How to Sing Like a Canary without Being a Blowhard</a></abbr></em> John, wow! This post is so true. The things we hold on to because we may want, need or do them someday. Letting go is freeing and can bravely help us let go in other areas. What a wonderful post and congrats on hitting delete!

Karen Swims last blog post..How to Sing Like a Canary without Being a Blowhard

]]> By: Lillie Ammann http://www.poewar.com/what-is-weighing-you-down/comment-page-1/#comment-222106 Lillie Ammann Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:02:40 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=5020#comment-222106 John, I've awarded you the Premio Dardos Award. You can read the details on my blog. No need to do anything unless you want to; I just wanted to recognize your blog. <abbr><em>Lillie Ammanns last blog post..<a href="http://lillieammann.com/2009/02/17/the-premio-dardos-award/" rel="nofollow">The Premio Dardos Award</a></abbr></em> John,

I’ve awarded you the Premio Dardos Award. You can read the details on my blog. No need to do anything unless you want to; I just wanted to recognize your blog.

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]]> By: Amanda Evans http://www.poewar.com/what-is-weighing-you-down/comment-page-1/#comment-222100 Amanda Evans Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:39:50 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=5020#comment-222100 I recently moved all my email accounts to Gmail so I have a totally clean inbox at the moment. My desktop computer does however contain over 3,500 emails in outlook express. I am now using my laptop and I have to admit I haven't missed any of those emails at all. I am going to leave them on the desktop until the end of the week and then I will delete them. For now they feel like security, just in case I need anything, but I will free myself come the end of the month. Amanda I recently moved all my email accounts to Gmail so I have a totally clean inbox at the moment. My desktop computer does however contain over 3,500 emails in outlook express. I am now using my laptop and I have to admit I haven’t missed any of those emails at all. I am going to leave them on the desktop until the end of the week and then I will delete them. For now they feel like security, just in case I need anything, but I will free myself come the end of the month.

Amanda

]]> By: Master Dayton Freelance Writing Blog http://www.poewar.com/what-is-weighing-you-down/comment-page-1/#comment-222093 Master Dayton Freelance Writing Blog Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:07:59 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=5020#comment-222093 Congrats! I'm a pack rat in every sense of the word - both in real life and also in the cyber world, so I'm still working on getting rid of all those excess e-mails I really don't need, and I wasn't even close to the number of old messages you had. Thanks for sharing! <abbr><em>Master Dayton Freelance Writing Blogs last blog post..<a href="http://master-dayton.blogspot.com/2009/02/freelance-writing-why-is-full-time.html" rel="nofollow">Freelance Writing: Why Is Full Time Residual Online Income so Hard?</a></abbr></em> Congrats! I’m a pack rat in every sense of the word – both in real life and also in the cyber world, so I’m still working on getting rid of all those excess e-mails I really don’t need, and I wasn’t even close to the number of old messages you had. Thanks for sharing!

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]]> By: Silke http://www.poewar.com/what-is-weighing-you-down/comment-page-1/#comment-222088 Silke Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:46:23 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=5020#comment-222088 I weed frequently, but I know what you mean. However, I also made a little resolution back in January. I am writing letters. By hand. With a fountain pen. Reason being -- it's very easy to delete old emails and things. What kind of memories will you have in 20 years time? I dug out old letters the other month, chuckling about what was important to me 20 years ago. They were love letters to my then (and still) partner. I also have the letters he sent me, all neatly bundled up and stashed. Think about it. Where are the text messages and emails from today going to be in 20 years time? Nowhere. Do yourself a favor and occasionally forgo the computer and write a letter instead. :) I weed frequently, but I know what you mean.
However, I also made a little resolution back in January.
I am writing letters. By hand. With a fountain pen.
Reason being — it’s very easy to delete old emails and things. What kind of memories will you have in 20 years time?
I dug out old letters the other month, chuckling about what was important to me 20 years ago. They were love letters to my then (and still) partner. I also have the letters he sent me, all neatly bundled up and stashed.
Think about it.
Where are the text messages and emails from today going to be in 20 years time?
Nowhere.
Do yourself a favor and occasionally forgo the computer and write a letter instead. :)

]]> By: cmdweb http://www.poewar.com/what-is-weighing-you-down/comment-page-1/#comment-222085 cmdweb Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:51:38 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=5020#comment-222085 I recently lost my e-mail archive through a hard drive failure (yes, I know, back-up, back-up!). I wasn't sure how many messages it was, but both archive files were about 1.5Gb each, so it was quite a few. I thought the world had come to an end, all hope was lost. I've since realised how little I consulted my archive and that I didn't really need them. Any files I had were on the server and so the e-mails were largely redundant. I would recommend a good clear-out occasionally, it's quite therapeutic I found, albeit by accident. I recently lost my e-mail archive through a hard drive failure (yes, I know, back-up, back-up!). I wasn’t sure how many messages it was, but both archive files were about 1.5Gb each, so it was quite a few.
I thought the world had come to an end, all hope was lost. I’ve since realised how little I consulted my archive and that I didn’t really need them. Any files I had were on the server and so the e-mails were largely redundant. I would recommend a good clear-out occasionally, it’s quite therapeutic I found, albeit by accident.

]]> By: Craig http://www.poewar.com/what-is-weighing-you-down/comment-page-1/#comment-222068 Craig Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:28:36 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=5020#comment-222068 Four years! Holy cow. I clean up my email every week. No excuses. Maybe I have more free time. Four years! Holy cow. I clean up my email every week. No excuses. Maybe I have more free time.

]]> By: tjwriter http://www.poewar.com/what-is-weighing-you-down/comment-page-1/#comment-222067 tjwriter Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:39:00 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=5020#comment-222067 It must be that time of year. Yesterday, I cleaned out my inbox. There was all kinds of stuff in there. I've been steadily unsubscribing to things that I don't really read, and now with a much cleaner inbox, I am going to work to keep it that way. <abbr><em>tjwriters last blog post..<a href="http://tjwriter.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/birth-story-over-at-momma-needs-coffee/" rel="nofollow">Birth Story Over at Momma Needs Coffee</a></abbr></em> It must be that time of year. Yesterday, I cleaned out my inbox. There was all kinds of stuff in there. I’ve been steadily unsubscribing to things that I don’t really read, and now with a much cleaner inbox, I am going to work to keep it that way.

tjwriters last blog post..Birth Story Over at Momma Needs Coffee

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