Why I Abandoned Using Voicemail In 2016. (Updated 12/23)

Updated 12/2023: See italics for edits

Merry christmas from 2023, it appears that I abadoned using voicemail years ago, that was a win.  I should have abandoned everything that's not data based (sms, calls, voicemail, etc)

Just after Christmas 2015, I was driving from Santa Fe, NM back to Handshakin' Headquarters in Denver, Colorado.  I dialed my google voice number to check voicemails because there was nothing else I could do to be productive while driving.  It was already my lowest priority, only to be considered out of boredom.

“You have 54 new voice messages.”

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