http://blogs.msdn.com/atwork/archive/2009/06/23/stop-doing-email.aspxOne of my interests/challenges/obsessions at work is personal productivity. How can you get everything you need to do done and still get home at a reasonable hour? Can you get a work/home balance that doesn’t require regular sacrifices -- on either side?en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/atwork/archive/2009/06/23/stop-doing-email.aspx#9799947Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:50:11 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9799947rayalllen<p>A agree with you totally, except when you say instant messaging. I think instant messaging and texting should both be avoided like the plague. &nbsp;All these methods are very impersonal and sometime very time consuming. I find sometime a quick call gets me a lot farther than a simple text message or email.</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/atwork/archive/2009/06/23/stop-doing-email.aspx#9808650Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:53:50 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9808650GillLeFevre<p>Rayallen: good point about calls being the most effective way of making progress, especially if you've not worked closely with someone before. Where IM comes into it's own is if you need a quick reply from someone you know well but don't want to interupt their work with a call.</p>