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...
View ArticleEmail 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
View ArticleEmail 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...
View ArticleEmail 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
View ArticleEmail 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...
View ArticleEmail 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:...
View ArticleEmail 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:...
View ArticleEmail 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
View ArticleEmail 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...
View ArticleEmail E-ddiction: Step 11
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:...
View ArticleEmail E-ddiction: Step 12
Step 12: Celebrate success, and commit to “staying clean!” Many of my clients have told me that this twelve-step process actually helped them regain their lives! Now that you know … Continue reading...
View ArticleWhat is SO hard about turning it off???
What is SO hard about turning it off??? This is NOT rocket science. But it IS personal control. Given all of the email you receive daily, perhaps it is difficult … Continue reading What is SO hard...
View ArticleAOL Email Addiction Survey is Frightening!
I am troubled by the findings of AOL’s recent email addiction survey. While almost all US citizens check their email frequently, this new research shows that a significant percentage of … Continue...
View ArticleSo who is more important, your date or your e-mail?
I’m having trouble getting off of this latest AOL e-mail addiction survey.. 25%, or one out of four people who responded to the survey, admitted to checking their e-mail while … Continue reading So who...
View ArticleAre you “married to your office?”
Technology is great. There have been so many advancements that make things so efficient, effective, and yes, inexpensive. I still think that the advent of the e-mail is one of … Continue reading Are...
View ArticleAre you willing to die for your e-mail? DWT
E-mail can be a deadly habit…. A few months ago, an executive proudly explained to me how he holds his Blackberry with his thumbs and forefingers at the top of … Continue reading Are you willing to die...
View ArticleZzzmailing — a new late-night culprit?!!
We’ve all heard of sleep walking, sleep talking, and even sleep eating, but now there’s a new late-night culprit – sleep e-mailing, or zzzmailing, as it’s now been dubbed. The … Continue reading...
View ArticleA Perennially Empty Inbox – How ’bout THAT for a New Year’s Resolution?
Happy New Year, everyone! This is the time when many people make resolutions for the New Year… so I’d like to add my two cents. Resolve to empty your inbox … Continue reading A Perennially Empty Inbox...
View ArticleAre your email and internet habits above or below average?
RescueTime, a company that analyzes computer habits, has found that the average American worker checks 40 Web sites daily, checks e-mail 50 times and uses instant messaging 77 times a … Continue...
View ArticleKlaus Givskov-Christensen on “Inbox Detox”
Here is a review of my book, wanted to share – Inbox Detox: If you’re anything like me, you can’t function without email. We rely on it daily for communication … Continue reading Klaus...
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