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The thought alone may drive some people mad, but could you do without email for the rest of the year? Meaning, could you stop replying to any unread messages that have piled up in order to "start over"? That’s what Fred Wilson has decided to do, he has decided to give up on responding to emails that have piled up in his inbox.

Last month, venture capitalist Fred Wilson drew a lot of attention on the Internet when he declared a 21st century kind of bankruptcy. In a posting on his blog about technology, Wilson announced he was giving up on responding to all the e-mail piled up in his inbox.

“I am so far behind on e-mail that I am declaring bankruptcy,” he wrote. “If you’ve sent me an e-mail (and you aren’t my wife, partner, or colleague), you might want to send it again. I am starting over.”

Of course, the comparison between yourself and Fred Wilson may be a little extreme, but based on your current volume of email could you do without for an extended period of time?