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If Our Bodies Could Talk

How an Editor Stays at Inbox Zero

Sep 29, 2016 | 58 videos
Video by The Atlantic

By some estimates, American workers spend nearly six hours a day in their email inbox—checking, reading, and replying. However, much time and stress can be avoided if everyone agrees to a few simple rules of etiquette. In this episode of If Our Bodies Could Talk, senior editor James Hamblin shares his system for making answering emails a more efficient, smaller part of life.

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Authors: Nicolas Pollock, James Hamblin

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Off-beat perspectives on health topics from Dr. James Hamblin.