The middle of the fall semester is a good time to review the idea of healthy email–and social media–habits. This is a repost of an Oct, 2012 post. 

Our culture challenges us with “too much of a good thing” habits: flying on airplanes, watching television, checking email. As much as I appreciate my information economy job, it’s making me tired, and there are no structures in place where I work to help my email behavior improve.

Source: Being Kind to Myself: The Email Diet