Timothy Ferriss, author of "The 4-Hour Workweek," says that what's wrong with e-mail is that it simulates forward motion but doesn't necessarily mean action. "E-mail is used as a self-validation tool by people to procrastinate and to re-create activity versus productivity" he says. Ferriss, who says he used to receive "close to 300 e-mails per hour," is now checking his personal account only twice a day. Full Article at Chicago Tribune