diff --git a/example/example.cpp b/example/example.cpp
index d9dcbaad..72e428af 100644
--- a/example/example.cpp
+++ b/example/example.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     const unsigned int howmany = argc <= 1 ? 1000:atoi(argv[1]);
 
     logger cout_logger ("", sinks::stdout_sink());
-    cout_logger.info("Hello ") << "man";
+    cout_logger.info() << "Hello " << "man";
 
     auto fsink = std::make_shared<sinks::rotating_file_sink>("log", "txt", 1024*1024*50 , 5, 0);
 
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
     auto start = system_clock::now();
     for(unsigned int i = 0; i < howmany ; i++)
-        my_logger.info("Hello logger");
+        my_logger.info() << "Hello logger";
 
 
     auto delta = system_clock::now() - start;
     auto delta_d = duration_cast<duration<double>> (delta).count();
 
-    cout_logger.info("Total:") << format(howmany);
-    cout_logger.info("Delta:") << format(delta_d);
-    cout_logger.info("Rate:") << format(howmany/delta_d) << "/sec";
+    cout_logger.info() << "Total:" << format(howmany);
+    cout_logger.info() << "Delta:" << format(delta_d);
+    cout_logger.info() << "Rate:" << format(howmany/delta_d) << "/sec";
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/c11log/logger.h b/include/c11log/logger.h
index c89f6b00..ca496754 100644
--- a/include/c11log/logger.h
+++ b/include/c11log/logger.h
@@ -51,13 +51,14 @@ public:
     const std::string& get_name() const;
     bool should_log(c11log::level::level_enum) const;
 
-    details::line_logger log(c11log::level::level_enum);
-    template<typename T> details::line_logger debug(const T&);
-    template<typename T> details::line_logger info(const T&);
-    template<typename T> details::line_logger warn(const T&);
-    template<typename T> details::line_logger error(const T&);
-    template<typename T> details::line_logger critical(const T&);
-    template<typename T> details::line_logger fatal(const T&);
+   details::line_logger log(level::level_enum);
+    details::line_logger debug();
+    details::line_logger info();
+    details::line_logger warn();
+    details::line_logger error();
+	details::line_logger critical();
+    details::line_logger fatal();
+
 
 
 private:
@@ -97,73 +98,38 @@ inline c11log::logger::logger(const std::string& name, sinks_init_list sinks_lis
 inline c11log::logger::logger(const std::string& name, sink_ptr sink, formatter_ptr f) :
     logger(name, {sink}, f) {}
 
+
+
 inline c11log::details::line_logger c11log::logger::log(c11log::level::level_enum msg_level)
 {
     return details::line_logger(this, msg_level, msg_level >= _logger_level);
 }
 
-
-template<typename T>
-inline c11log::details::line_logger c11log::logger::debug(const T& what)
+inline c11log::details::line_logger c11log::logger::debug()
 {
-    bool really_log = should_log(level::DEBUG);
-    details::line_logger l(this, level::DEBUG, really_log);
-    if(really_log)
-        l << what;
-    return l;
+    return details::line_logger(this, level::DEBUG, should_log(level::DEBUG));
+}
+inline c11log::details::line_logger c11log::logger::info()
+{
+    return details::line_logger(this, level::INFO, should_log(level::INFO));
+}
+inline c11log::details::line_logger c11log::logger::warn()
+{
+    return details::line_logger(this, level::WARNING, should_log(level::WARNING));
+}
+inline c11log::details::line_logger c11log::logger::error()
+{
+    return details::line_logger(this, level::ERROR, should_log(level::ERROR));
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-inline c11log::details::line_logger c11log::logger::info(const T& what)
+inline c11log::details::line_logger c11log::logger::critical()
 {
-    bool really_log = should_log(level::INFO);
-    details::line_logger l(this, level::INFO, really_log);
-    if(really_log)
-        l << what;
-    return l;
+    return details::line_logger(this, level::CRITICAL, should_log(level::CRITICAL));
 }
 
-
-template<typename T>
-inline c11log::details::line_logger c11log::logger::warn(const T& what)
+inline c11log::details::line_logger c11log::logger::fatal()
 {
-    bool really_log = should_log(level::WARNING);
-    details::line_logger l(this, level::WARNING, really_log);
-    if(really_log)
-        l << what;
-    return l;
-}
-
-
-template<typename T>
-inline c11log::details::line_logger c11log::logger::error(const T& what)
-{
-    bool really_log = should_log(level::ERROR);
-    details::line_logger l(this, level::ERROR, really_log);
-    if(really_log)
-        l << what;
-    return l;
-}
-
-
-template<typename T>
-inline c11log::details::line_logger c11log::logger::critical(const T& what)
-{
-    bool really_log = should_log(level::CRITICAL);
-    details::line_logger l(this, level::CRITICAL, really_log);
-    if(really_log)
-        l << what;
-    return l;
-}
-
-template<typename T>
-inline c11log::details::line_logger c11log::logger::fatal(const T& what)
-{
-    bool really_log = should_log(level::FATAL);
-    details::line_logger l(this, level::FATAL, really_log);
-    if(really_log)
-        l << what;
-    return l;
+    return details::line_logger(this, level::FATAL, should_log(level::FATAL));
 }