09.25.2019 - By Dr. Andrea Wojnicki
How many emails do you have in your inbox? Need some tips on how to conquer your email inbox? You can increase your productivity and reduce your email anxiety by doing three things: (1.) making behavioral changes; (2.) employing technology hacks; and (3.) effectively managing our sent mail! The first thing to do is to redefine the role of email. Email is not something to check off of your TO DO list. It is not an accomplishment. Email is a tool. Email is something that you can use to get the real work done.
References & Links
BOOKS
* “Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity” by David Allen – https://amzn.to/31KRfP2
* The GTD Workbook – https://amzn.to/31HI02b
* “Unsubscribe: how to kill email anxiety, avoid distractions, and get real work done” by Jocelyn K Glei – https://amzn.to/2Qm4HYt
* “Predictably Irrational” by Dan Ariely – https://amzn.to/30dxJhi
* “Because, Internet: Understanding the new rules of language” by Gretchen McCulloch – https://amzn.to/2QkZqAo
EMAIL HISTORY & STATISTICS
* Raymond Tomlinson (inventor)
* https://www.internethalloffame.org//official-biography-raymond-tomlinson
* https://www.radicati.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Email-Statistics-Report-2019-2023-Executive-Summary.pdf
* Statista: https://www.statista.com/statistics/911592/frequency-consumers-checking-work-emails-outside-work-hours/
* eMarketer: https://www.emarketer.com/Article/Please-Dont-Unsubscribe-Why-Consumers-Email-Fatigue/1015219
* LifeWire: https://www.lifewire.com/how-many-emails-are-sent-every-day-1171210
* Expanded Ramblings: https://expandedramblings.com/index.php/email-statistics/
* Adobe Consumer Email Survey: https://theblog.adobe.com/love-email-but-spreading-the-love-other-channels/
* The NewYorker: “Was Email a Mistake?” https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/was-e-mail-a-mistake
TIPS ON CONQUERING YOUR INBOX
* HBR: https://hbr.org/2009/05/how-to-keep-your-email-under-c.html
* HBR: https://hbr.org/2014/04/8-ways-not-to-manage-your-email-and-5-tactics-that-work
* https://hbr.org/2019/01/how-to-spend-way-less-time-on-email-every-day
* FastCompany: https://www.fastcompany.com/90379441/how-to-manage-email-so-that-it-doesnt-control-you
* Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2012/10/08/6-ways-to-be-more-productive/#23676...