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Reflections, Big Questions Alene Gabriel Reflections, Big Questions Alene Gabriel

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I was reading a post recently about decluttering (which you know I am a big fan of) in its variations. Physical, mental, digital…

And there was an aspect of digital decluttering that struck a chord with me.

If you’re like me, you get some number of daily or weekly digital deliveries in the form of substack posts, newsletters, promotional emails…and your inbox fills up fast.  Just when you achieve that elusive Inbox Zero…DING!  A new delivery!

I was recently reading one of these deliveries and about halfway through was a plug: Be a subscriber (aka pay!) and get additional content, wheee!

I thought for a moment and said to myself, “Mmmm no, I don’t think I want to pay for this content.” And then I kept reading.

Wait…

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