tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5236798.post497475460850201093..comments2023-08-07T05:30:42.119-04:00Comments on Odds and Ends: A Vacation Experiment: Deleting All Work Email As It Comes In While I Am AwayNick Carbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13965878135277592695noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5236798.post-15984154069111820192015-07-15T15:15:03.904-04:002015-07-15T15:15:03.904-04:00Good point, Leslie.
Margaret Price posted a link ...Good point, Leslie.<br /><br />Margaret Price posted a link to blog entry by danah boyd on the same topic and approach, one I hadn't seen until after posting this: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20130604194415-79695780-taking-a-vacation-this-summer-take-an-email-sabbatical<br /><br />boyd's variation is more deliberate than my impromptu -- letting key people know in advance, having alternative contacts people can go to for immediate help, that kind of thing. <br />Nick Carbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965878135277592695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5236798.post-43347926027639170412015-07-14T16:35:46.251-04:002015-07-14T16:35:46.251-04:00I wonder if Anonymous's concerns could be addr...I wonder if Anonymous's concerns could be addressed by simply including something like, "If you feel you have a true emergency that requires an immediate response, please contact fooboss@foo.com."Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023687663013240053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5236798.post-38542157179106284602015-07-14T14:04:08.175-04:002015-07-14T14:04:08.175-04:00Ed,
I've tried writing rules that sort messa...Ed, <br /><br />I've tried writing rules that sort messages while I'm away into folders -- messages where I am on the to: line go into one folder, where I'm part of a group (All Editors) into another, from particular people into another. It got to be too manual and too hard.<br /><br />But when I looked at what I did on return -- massive deletions of things that have passed -- I found that really only a handful of things ever really, really needed a response from me. So that's where I'd spend time eventually, after clearing out the stuff that I didn't need to respond to.<br /><br />So I really wanted to try something simple, that didn't require writing lots of inbox rules and then undoing them later. Nick Carbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965878135277592695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5236798.post-57328886485789719162015-07-14T13:59:31.902-04:002015-07-14T13:59:31.902-04:00dkeppy,
I suppose if auto-deleting messages whil...dkeppy, <br /><br />I suppose if auto-deleting messages while away were to become common enough practice, someone might write a program that makes messages undeletable. But then, it would be something the IT department would take up, beyond my ken as a humble user doing what I can with the tools Outlook allows me.<br /><br />Usually when I get back from being away and have 2,000 or more messages, the only ones that need my immediate attention are ones where for some reason I am the only person who can answer something. And so asking people who have those kinds of questions or needs to wait til I get back or to resend so that I'll find it better seems a kindness, really. It makes it much clearer and surer how best to get what attention is needed, without guessing on whether I've caught up or found their email in the accumulating storm of messages. At least that's the hope.<br /><br />What would make me most happy to see, thrill me, would be requests to help with thinking through an issue -- product design, new technology feature, how to use something existing -- through the lens of teaching and learning. Nick Carbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965878135277592695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5236798.post-42504051650217784892015-07-14T13:47:39.603-04:002015-07-14T13:47:39.603-04:00This leaves me contemplating a DDOS maneuver like ...This leaves me contemplating a DDOS maneuver like a rule that sends a response to your auto response, creating a dueling servers situation whereby, ultimately, I can send you an email from another machine which your system hasn't the the wherewithal to delete.<br /><br />I am currently stymied by just one detail: what could be important enough to warrants its being there, to your surprise and admiration, in your inbox, at 12:01 AM, July 28?dkeppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167446811540892602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5236798.post-52255787286692521802015-07-14T10:23:00.829-04:002015-07-14T10:23:00.829-04:00OK, so this puts us back to the same situation we ...OK, so this puts us back to the same situation we were in 25 years ago before anyone had access to their e-mail on the go. Back then, I always felt under so much pressure before leaving (everyone had to know what they were supposed to do while I was away; if anyone might need to contact me, I would have to pro-actively contact them before I left) and returning (I wonder how many days it's going to take me to catch up; did anyone make an important decision while I was away that I might have wanted to influence?). When I began to be able to take a laptop with me, I felt such a sense of relief. Yes, I have sometimes turned on a vacation processor to tell people I might not respond. I have set a lot of stuff aside for when I returned. But the ability to keep in touch and know that nothing important will elude me makes it so much easier to relax. And I can use that data plan on my cellphone to find things to do, places to visit, and download audio tours.<br /><br />There may in fact be a way to filter mail so that distractions are kept to a minimum. Leave it to Google (or someone) to write an app for that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13977516028489007686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5236798.post-92096764755205921532015-07-14T09:48:36.066-04:002015-07-14T09:48:36.066-04:00Our consumer drivin business at my university woul...Our consumer drivin business at my university would never allow this. If a student or worse a parent reported that message a lot would be said, and one or it nice! I hope it works for you. Neither option about vacation e-mail if good. Leaving it until you are back is overwhelming and reading it while you are gone is intrusive. Enjoy the unplugged vacation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com