Unplug for 6 months - could you?

[Beach Runner]

I know that the original purpose of this thread was unplugging at home, but our provost is proposing a small unplug at work. We get so many work-related email that it takes an hour a day just to read them.

He is proposing:
1) Stricter rules for what types of email can be sent on our domain.
2) Email-free Fridays. If we need to talk to someone on campus, we either call them or meet face-to-face.

 

[Jesus]

what about your armageddon alarm clock or marital aids?

It's not an alarm clock, it's a church bell. As for the other thing I'm not married.

I also want to add that my cigarettes are all electronic now and it's to my benefit. I have no intention of going back to regular tobacco just so I can feel more "off the grid" so to speak.

 

[DuneAHH]

As for the other thing I'm not married.

So the rumor about You and Mary-the-Mag is merely a sensational headline designed to sell gossip rags and fiction novels?

 

[iwishiwasthere]

I know that the original purpose of this thread was unplugging at home, but our provost is proposing a small unplug at work. We get so many work-related email that it takes an hour a day just to read them.

He is proposing:
1) Stricter rules for what types of email can be sent on our domain.
2) Email-free Fridays. If we need to talk to someone on campus, we either call them or meet face-to-face.

I think #2 would be a good change. While it would take more time, it certainly would help people connect and be more personal. Like the idea! Let us know how it goes if it happens.