How To Keep Email From Ruining Your Life

Over the holidays, I decided I needed a break.  After starting various businesses and websites, I hadn’t had a ‘vacation’ in probably three years.  Some people get excited about going to Disney World or the Swiss Alps - but I was just excited that I could turn my Blackberry off for more than a weekend…

On Christmas Eve, I found an interesting service called AwayFind.  It’s basically a contact page that lets people get in touch if they really need you…  It’ll do SMS, email and the like - but it is totally unintrusive.

After close to a month of using the service, I have to admit I feel much better about how and when people get ahold of me.  I don’t feel like I’m tied to a ‘connected’ device and I don’t feel panicked by having an inbox of emails. 

But more to the point, I can walk away from my desk and still feel in control of what’s going on.  Check it out and let me know what you think!