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The Real Cost of Email: 28 Hours a Week You'll Never Get Back

Email does not feel expensive because each individual check takes only a few minutes. But the math adds up — and the hidden cost is not the reading, it's the switching.

Apr 16, 2026 3 min read

#email productivity #time management #context switching