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How Darwin Managed His Inbox

Posted by Zonk on from the not-easy-when-there-is-no-reply-all dept.

An anonymous reader wrote to mention an MSNBC article on how Darwin and Einstein managed their inboxes. From the article: "A new study finds that the correspondence of Albert Einstein, as well as that of Charles Darwin, followed patterns similar to modern e-mail communication. Einstein sent more than 14,500 letters. But he received more than 16,200, and responded to only a quarter of them. Darwin mailed more than 7,500 letters. He responded to 32 percent of the roughly 6,530 letters he received."

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  1. So wait... by HerculesMO · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I reply to nearly 100% of legit messages.

    Did Darwin and Einstein get mail telling them they could improve their penis size too, that they didn't respond to?

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    The price is always right if someone else is paying.
  2. They died pennyless by DangerSteel · · Score: 0, Redundant

    And the reason they both dies pennyless is because of a response they mailed back to a certain african fellow whose inheritance was in jepoardy of being taken by the government... (Ok they didn't really die pennyless...lighten up)