attention

43 Folders had a great post this morning about an article from the New York Times regarding email overload.

What I find interesting is that this idea is just now going mainstream. Having listened to Merlin Mann's Inbox Zero mantra for a while now, and Timothy Ferriss' opinions about attention management, I am glad to see this catching on. Email overload is one of the biggest sources of lost productivity to businesses today. Thankfully, it's an easy problem to fix.

After hacking my iPhone a couple of months ago, it's only seen use as a backup cell phone. I love my Blackberry Pearl. I see the Pearl as a tool, and the iPhone as a toy. Given that I love playing with my toys, whenever I'd practice using my iPhone full time, I'd end up playing with it more then I'd work.

I'd thought about purchasing another line through T-Mobile for the iPhone, so I wouldn't need to swap SIM cards, but I could never find a reason to justify the additional expense. Last week, I stumbled across that justification.  read more »