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...I’ve been able to prove how much more I can accomplish by answering a question, and posting it on a blog...than I can by answering the same question over and over. I still help people, but in a more open and collaborative fashion....
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Andy BrudtkuhlI stopped using e-mail most of the time. I quickly realized that the more messages you answer, the more messages you generate in return. It becomes a vicious cycle. By trying hard to stop the cycle, I cut the number of e-mails that I receive by 80 percent
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29 Jun 08
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how much more I can accomplish by answering a question, and posting it on a blog, for example, than I can by answering the same question over and over
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I still help people, but in a more open and collaborative fashion. Other people can join in the discussions — maybe they will have a better idea than mine.
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Say someone asks to view a presentation you have done recently, and you decide to share it via an open “file sharing” space. Then, before you know it, strangers thank you for sharing that presentation, which they will be reusing themselves within their own projects. That kind of immediate impact would be unlikely through e-mail.
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Mainly, it is about a change of habits, about finding new ways to be much more productive with less effort, so that we can focus on more complex tasks.
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