Smarter Email

I just finished reading an 8/3/14 article in the Times Free Press about one company's goal to rethink email.  Titled "A Mission to Escape Email", it chronicles Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz's frustrations with email and desire to solve the problem, not just complain about it.  I feel his pain.  Less than two months ago I probably had 1400 emails in my inbox, and this was the norm.  Today, it's under 100, but I am finding it takes a huge amount of diligence to keep it in check.  It's exhausting, and pulls me away from developing and managing effectively.  Fortunately, I got something out of this article that I may be able to leverage.  It is better to have a system where data is stored in a database rather than individual inboxes all over a company.  I think this is work pursuing.  It may help me gain a competitive advantage in my workplace over my peers. I may also have a look at Asana, the project and communication tool that may make business a little more manageable with its innovative take on email.  Stay tuned.