[1]Too Much Email:

     [2]Cal Newport linked to [3]an Adobe study that concluded average
     users check email 5.6 hours per weekday. If you look into the study
     a bit further, it looks like these numbers are inflated but even
     cutting them in half, 2.3 hours a day on email is too much.

     Historically, I always thought of myself as that guy who answered
     all of his email. It wasn't until I realized the cost of that
     self-image in terms of my personal productivity, my relationship
     with my family and my clients, and my simple ability to ship
     interesting products that I was able to abandon that particular
     hangup.

     A big help for me was time blocking email. (Hooray for
     [4]hyper-scheduling!) I have about 40 minutes in the morning and 20
     minutes in the late afternoon blocked for email. On days that I
     stick to those numbers, I generally get a lot more work done.

     Maybe this week you should keep track of how much time you spend
     with email. If you're spending hours a day in your email client and
     don't have a really good reason for that, start thinking about ways
     to lower that number.

   (Via [5]MacSparky)

   I block schedule email, Slack, and other as "open loops" in my
   calendar, typically two or three times in my work day. Email filters
   help hugely, as my employer sends a number of informational yet
   un-actionable newsletters.

   Even then I triage my emails. Lotus Notes, my employer's email platform
   of choice, has a delightful feature where it indicates your inclusion:
   a full circle means it is sent to you, a 75% means to you and others,
   50% means you are in copy, and an empty circle means you are on blind
   carbon copy. I could be wrong on the details, but I am unaware of
   another mail client that offers something similar.

   As for triaging Slack, anything sent to me in a Direct Message gets my
   attention. After that, I know what channels I want to spend time
   perusing.

   As for notifications and alerts, they are turned off by default.
   Messages from people I define as VIPs get to alert me. Everything else
   can wait for my attention, which I value. I value yours, too, so I will
   not usually message trivialities.

   For more, check out [6]Your email habits should be considerate, not
   just productive from Quartz.
   Also on:

   [7]Twitter
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   My original entry is here: [8]Too Much Email. It posted Thu, 15 Nov
   2018 12:08:07 +0000.
   Filed under: business,

References

   1. https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2018/10/too-much-email
   2. http://calnewport.com/blog/2018/10/09/the-average-user-checks-email-5-6-hours-per-weekday-this-is-not-good/
   3. https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/adobe/2018-adobe-consumer-email-survey
   4. https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2018/2/the-hyper-scheduling-experiment
   5. https://www.macsparky.com/
   6. https://qz.com/work/1443912/your-email-habits-should-focus-on-being-considerate-not-just-productive/
   7. https://twitter.com/prjorgensen/status/1063042035207360513
   8. https://www.prjorgensen.com/?p=2267