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Oct 19, 2007

"The more we are entrained into the outer world in all these new and increasingly rapid ways that our nervous system has never before encountered, the more important it may be for us to develop a robust counterbalance of the inner world: one that calms and tunes the nervous system and puts it in the service of living wisely, both for ourselves and for others." --Jon Kabat Zinn

No E-mail Fridays

Scheduling a meeting? Send an e-mail. Need that report right away? Send an e-mail.The volume of e-mails has exploded in recent years with over 170 billion now being sent daily around the globe. That's two million every second. But many in business now worry this tool for easy communication is actually making it harder to communicate. Jay Ellison, executive vice president at U.S. Cellular decided to do something about it. Two and a half years ago, Ellison sent out a memo to his 5,500 subordinates."I'm announcing a ban on e-mail every Friday," Ellison's memo read. "Get out to meet your teams face-to-face. Pick up the phone and give someone a call. & I look forward to not hearing from any of you, but stop by as often as you like." The results were unexpected.