People are doing this because it just works. With email nobody needs to be on the same page in terms of email software stack, TODO organization, having all tools necessary to file an item in TODO list on hand, etc. It's the same thing like using plain old paper to scribble down things and do something better later on, going over notes, when time/place permits.
It may look inefficient, but it doesn't have to be 100% efficient - people are inefficient, live with it.
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People are doing this because it just works. With email nobody needs to be on the same page in terms of email software stack, TODO organization, having all tools necessary to file an item in TODO list on hand, etc. It's the same thing like using plain old paper to scribble down things and do something better later on, going over notes, when time/place permits.
It may look inefficient, but it doesn't have to be 100% efficient - people are inefficient, live with it.