good emails

a little while ago a colleague told me the only emails he wished to see were those saying: congratulations…your manuscript has been accepted…your grant has been awarded…you’ve been promoted. with the daily onslaught of emails, the majority of which seem to be totally irrelevant (at least ignoring them has few consequences worth worrying about) I was recently v pleased to receive the following: “I am pleased to inform you that your manuscript has been deemed suitable for publication in PLOS ONE. Congratulations!”