I hear this phrase a lot in both my personal and professional life. I’m continually amazed at the reticence people have to delete anything digital, especially email. It’s not uncommon for me to see email accounts with thousands of read/unread messages. Whenever…
Category: Deletion
Deleting Accounts
I have too many accounts. I feel like every time I’m on my laptop or a mobile device, I’m constantly having to login to something. Or reset a password. I find it hard to remember: all logins/passwords the existence of…
Giving: A New Way to Purge
Part I: The Truck I spent the weekend in DC visiting a dear friend of mine. Last month when purging at my mom’s house, I put aside a few of my brother’s old matchbox cars to give to my friend’s…
Getting Rid of Clutter
As it would turn out, the Deletist has kryptonite when it comes to getting rid of clutter. I’m spending this week helping my mom go through all the stuff in her house to de-clutter it. My primary job is to…
Multi-step Deletions
I’ve noticed that it often takes multiple clicks to delete something, but saving, or archiving, is usually accomplished with a single action. And at the end of the process, the item isn’t even really deleted. My current phone plan offers…