Email Hoarders
Blatantly stolen from Allan because I think it's pretty interesting:
(note: I'm a big email hoarder - thank you Gmail. 790 megs used and 4800 messages in my inbox. I also have all work emails since 2002)
Hoarders vs. Deleters: What your inbox says about you
The makeup and tidiness of your inbox is a reflection of your habits, your mental health and, yes, even the way Mom and Dad raised you.
"If you keep your inbox full rather than empty, it may mean you keep your life cluttered in other ways," says psychologist Dave Greenfield, who founded the Center for Internet Behavior in West Hartford, Conn. "Do you cling to the past? Do you have a lot of unfinished business in your life?"
(note: I'm a big email hoarder - thank you Gmail. 790 megs used and 4800 messages in my inbox. I also have all work emails since 2002)
Hoarders vs. Deleters: What your inbox says about you
The makeup and tidiness of your inbox is a reflection of your habits, your mental health and, yes, even the way Mom and Dad raised you.
"If you keep your inbox full rather than empty, it may mean you keep your life cluttered in other ways," says psychologist Dave Greenfield, who founded the Center for Internet Behavior in West Hartford, Conn. "Do you cling to the past? Do you have a lot of unfinished business in your life?"
