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Oh my goodness! ย We enjoyed our 9 day vacation so so much. It was so nice to decompress and unplug. ย As we departed for our cruise I turned off my phone and after a few hours of iPhone withdrawal it actually felt amazing not to be constantly checking it and keeping up with notifications and emails throughout the day. ย I almost dreaded turning it back on when we got back to port. ย I noticed close to 1000 emails from that week alone. ย I chose to ignore them for the remainder of our trip and this morning turned on my computer to 2238 emails. ย Insanity.
The funny thing is that probably 10 of them are from people that I need must respond to. ย 100 of them might be interesting to me in one way or the other. ย Leaving 2128 that I have to go through and delete. ย And as someone who loves keeping on top of things I am not sure what is worse for my mojo — spending all day checking emails as they come in or sitting down at night and wasting 30 minutes sorting them.
I kind of feel violated. ย What a waste of my time to go through and delete these. ย Yes, some I signed up for. ย Some added me to mailing list when I made a purchase many moons ago. ย Some came from people who bought my name off some black market list. ย But even if I signed up for an account on your site why do you think that you need to email me daily. ย Even the emails that I used to love getting have lost their sparkle. ย They are dragging me down.
So, I am really unsubscribing this time. ย I am updating settings to less frequent emails when possible. ย I no longer feel the need to subscribe to everything hoping that I don’t miss a deal. ย Seriously, saving 30% off on something that I don’t even need, twice a week, does not make up for the time wasted managing marketing emails. ย I am just burnt out. ย I feel like I can’t use email to communicate with friends and family and blog readers because there is so much clutter to weed through daily. ย I am honestly offended to be virtually shouted at daily about deals and sales, new arrivals and contests by the same companies day in and day out. ย I feel like so many companies are abusing their email lists.
Today I am taking back my inbox. I want it to bring me joy — not stress. ย My time is so valuable. ย My life is too precious. ย I want to spend it on what matters most. ย Even that 1 second it takes to delete that email adds up to over 6 minutes a year. ย So, instead of deleting the same emails everyday I am unsubscribing.
Seriously, to the companies reading this, people are burnt out on the emails. ย Quality over quantity people. ย And to the ones who are considerate with their email marketing. ย I notice. ย We can still be friends. ย To the others.
“I’m sorry. ย I can’t.”