How to Create a Digital Baby Book
Photo: PeoGeo (Shutterstock) It’s nearly as cliché as every new parent’s plan to “sleep when the baby sleeps”—you buy the sweet baby book with all its spots for keepsakes, photos,…
Email and Slack Have Locked Us in a Productivity Paradox
In 1982, Time magazine skipped its annual tradition of naming a “Man of the Year” to instead crown the personal computer as the “Machine of the Year.” The Apple II…
Do This Instead of Sending an Angry Text or Email
Photo: pathdoc (Shutterstock) There’s a rule of thumb for sending text messages or emails when you’re pissed off, and it goes something like this: Don’t send text messages or emails…
You Should Always Pre-Schedule Your Emails
Photo: NicoElNino (Shutterstock) The thing about email, which once revolutionized work communication but now seems almost obsolete, is that it’s an informal medium subject to formal workplace standards. Unlike a…
Delete ‘Sent From My Mobile Device’ From Your Work Email
Photo: oatawa (Shutterstock) In the United States, many are beholden to an “always on” work standard, where emails, texts, calls, Slack messages and even meetings follow you home well after…
Why You Should Never ‘Unsubscribe’ From Illicit Spam Emails and Texts
Photo: rafapress (Shutterstock) Some of us can be a little too diligent when dealing with email or text spam—because whatever you do, you shouldn’t click “unsubscribe” links or text “stop”…