Why is it that vendors don't understand me? I'm an executive in a sizable yet still growing tech oriented company. Because we run lean, I'm a jack-of-all-trades. I'm always busy analyzing, directing, fixing and planning. I have over 1300 emails in my inbox, and every one has been read but I'm keeping it for some specific reason. Only a few are more than a few months old. I periodically cycle through and make sure those projects are complete before deleting the mail. That's not counting the 65 other folders I have for long term storage.

I hate interruptions. Constantly shifting gears causes productivity loss. I don't often take phone calls. The phone system is programmed to route my wife's incoming calls directly to my desk, and my assistant handles the rest for me. Even while writing this my cellphone actually rang and showed "Private Number" on the display. I'm certainly not answering that. They didn't even bother leaving a voicemail.