Step 11: Involve others in conquering your e-ddiction. One of the best ways to ensure that you stay on track and won’t “fall off the wagon” is to involve others … Continue reading Email E-ddiction: Step 11
Email E-ddiction: Step 11
Category: Email Addiction
Email E-ddiction: Step 9
Step 9: Budget time to sort email. Too many people underestimate the amount of time sorting their email will consume. However, email is becoming an increasingly significant part of most … Continue reading Email E-ddiction: Step 9
Email E-ddiction: Step 8
Step 8: Plan your day. This is where it all comes together…A lot of folks fear that if they put their emails in a folder, they’ll forget them. This step … Continue reading Email E-ddiction: Step 8
Email E-ddiction: Step 7
Step 7: Apply the Two-Minute Rule. Here’s my golden (secret) rule of email management: If an email can be handled and responded to in two minutes or less, then take … Continue reading Email E-ddiction: Step 7
Email E-ddiction: Step 5
Step 5: Empty your inbox every time you view it. Leaving email messages you have already read in your inbox is just as counter-productive as leaving old mail in the … Continue reading Email E-ddiction: Step 5
Email E-ddiction: Step 6
Step 6: Create and use e-folders Your efforts to keep your inbox empty will hinge on the effectiveness of the email folder system you establish to manage your messages. Then, … Continue reading Email E-ddiction: Step 6
Email E-ddiction: Step 4
Step 4: Change your view of the inbox. Take a minute to think about your postal mailbox. As you pull your mail out, you might flip through each item deciding … Continue reading Email E-ddiction: Step 4
Email E-ddiction: Step 3
Turn off automatic send/receive. That’s right! Turn the “dang ding” off! Once YOU’ve decided to TAKE CONTROL of your email, this allows you to check your email when it best … Continue reading Email E-ddiction: Step 3
Email E-ddiction: Step 2
Once you’ve decided to change (for the better) the next step is: Take ownership. Believe that it is possible for YOU to take control of your email and to manage … Continue reading Email E-ddiction: Step 2
Do you know someone with an email addiction?
It may seem ludicrous that you could be addicted to something as simple and benign as email, but email addiction, or e-ddiction as I like to call it, is an … Continue reading Do you know someone with an email addiction?
