Trevor Person of Alexandria, Va., has what he calls a "squeaky clean" inbox; he keeps just 10 to 25 emails in it at a time. His wife has about 16,000 emails in her inbox.
Many people consider crowded inboxes to be status symbols, says Mr. Person. But he suspects that his wife's hoarding of emails actually exacerbates his compulsion to be an inbox neatnick. He has reached a realization: His wife feels "validated" by a jammed inbox. He feels validated by an empty one.
CareerJournal explores this deep philosophical difference.
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