How I Learned to Love Email by Using it Less

Email. You love it, but you hate it.

Or maybe you just hate it. Over time, the inbox sure does become one big mess.

It's no surprise that some in the media have come out calling for email's demise. It's clunky. It's disruptive. It can chew up more time than it saves.

But it also works. When I email something to someone, I'm confident they'll see it. Chatter, Yammer and instant messaging may all have their place in business communications, but they probably won't replace the need for email. For all the talk of Twitter, Facebook and Google+, they all include email-like messaging capabilities.