Managing email is such a big problem, making it even moderately bettercreates a worldwide movement.
Most of us probably have more than one choice when it comes to communicating with someone.
Text messages, IM, yeseven Facebook.
If you need a response quickly, don’t bother with email, suggests CEO of InboxDetox Marsha Egan.
Use something more immediate for the imminent needs.
“A lot of people make their own email trouble by sending too much email,” she says.
“Email begets email.”
This allows people to work on other things without fearing the ‘ding.’
That’s not to say email doesn’t have its place.
But that place certainly isn’t everything you’ll ever say to another human.
you’re free to set the tone for your communication with other people by how you initiate conversation.
So, instead of ending up with a flooded inbox, you have a more manageable one.
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