Shareable: Email And Focus
One look at an email can rob you of 15 minutes of focus. One call on your cell phone, one tweet, one instant message can destroy your schedule, forcing you to move meetings, or blow off really important things, like love, and friendship. --Jacqueline Leo
From Laura’s Desk – 29 March 2017
Do not work from your inbox. Not physical, not email. A story of caution.
The False Productivity of Email
How many ways can you check your email? I would be willing to bet that you do check them, and frequently, as well. Email is my default activity. I seem to be always in it...and it feels productive, but it really is a false productivity.
Email Musings: From Laura’s Desk – 22 March 2017
Some thoughts on the compulsion to check email.
Consolidate Email Addresses: How and Why
How many places do you have to check email? Do you remember to check them all? Or have you found yourself checking a little-used email and found hundreds of messages? I have a lot of email addresses. I've been using email for many, many years, and have switched services from my internet provider to Hotmail to Yahoo to GMail. And then I have email addresses for the blogs (5 total blogs), my company and work. If I had to check all of these individually I would be sunk!
Email Labels vs Folders: An Explanation
If you file something, and can't ever find it again, you don't have a filing system, you have a pit. This applies not only to paper, but also emails and computer files. Since we're looking at email today, I wanted to give you the foundation knowledge of how email can be filed.
Inbox Zero: Myth or Fact?
Email can quickly get out of control. And when you have dozens (if not hundreds or thousands) of emails in your inbox, it will kill your productivity as you try to find and act on the emails. I used to keep everything in my inbox until the item was completed. This led to chaos, and I missed several deadlines, as well as misplaced important information as I was working on a project. Today, there are no emails in any of my inboxes, and all emails are promptly acted on. I haven't lost an email in a long time, either. My secret? I practice Inbox Zero.
