Email is not your work

We are not paid for the number of emails we read, or assessed on how many replies we hit.

Email has become a place where we spend a lot of time.

But on real terms, email is an enabler for better decision making. Yet, it is not work.

We should focus on the output. If we finish, package and ship, that is out put. Then we should see how much of an impact that output makes. Do a simple test - if the impact you make is low. Go backward from impact to output to number of emails you respond. I did, and at one time, was hugely surprised.

Few things I did successfully.

1. Check emails once every 2 hours. Not having email opened in the browser all the time.
2. Prioritize and star emails by skim reading. Then make a day plan and see which work needs to be done during the day. And then have a list for sending and replying emails.

Pic credit: nicolas hansen