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Geldof says: "Don't do email."
21 November 2005
Posted by Dave Wilby
At a conference for innovation last week, global philanthropist and one-time Internet startup champion Bob Geldof revealed just how much he despises email, blaming it for taking up too much of people's time and preventing individuals from taking any genuine action*.
Geldof told the conference that: "Email gets in the way of serious consideration of what you want to do. It gives a feeling of action, which is a mistake." He also claimed that what workers achieve each day will be linked to the amount of email they ignore.
*Unlike blogging of course, which is an invaluable use of technology that isn't in the slightest bit addictive or time-consuming.
Geldof told the conference that: "Email gets in the way of serious consideration of what you want to do. It gives a feeling of action, which is a mistake." He also claimed that what workers achieve each day will be linked to the amount of email they ignore.
*Unlike blogging of course, which is an invaluable use of technology that isn't in the slightest bit addictive or time-consuming.
# posted by Dave Wilby at 9:35 AM 
Comments:
Oddly, Sir Bob has apparently just emailed me to ask me to petition Peter Mandelson after I signed the Live8 petition in the summer. His email says that he's emailing two million people. So, email's still good for something then...
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