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A friend of mine, mid-thirties, used to answer every email within minutes.
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Mal James is a writer and editorial team lead at Silicon Canals. Drawing on experience as a teacher and entrepreneur, he covers how technology, workplace systems and social pressures shape behaviour and decision-making.
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