Comments on: Checking email at designated times http://mindaverse.com/2007/07/05/checking-email-at-designated-times/ Hardly thinking so you don't have to. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:08:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3-9771 hourly 1 By: Devin http://mindaverse.com/2007/07/05/checking-email-at-designated-times/comment-page-1/#comment-1329 Devin Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:19:58 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2007/07/05/checking-email-at-designated-times/#comment-1329 This is great, thanks Daniele. I'm always looking for more "time hacks." :) This is great, thanks Daniele. I’m always looking for more “time hacks.” :)

]]> By: Daniele http://mindaverse.com/2007/07/05/checking-email-at-designated-times/comment-page-1/#comment-1331 Daniele Mon, 16 Jul 2007 07:48:03 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2007/07/05/checking-email-at-designated-times/#comment-1331 Hi Devin, I found you post interesting, I can suggest to read this paper: http://www.tecnicadelpomodoro.it/docs/francesco-cirillo/2006/ThePomodoroTechnique_v1-3.pdf this is a methodology for help to organize the things to do. Hi Devin,
I found you post interesting, I can suggest to read this paper:
http://www.tecnicadelpomodoro.it/docs/francesco-cirillo/2006/ThePomodoroTechnique_v1-3.pdf
this is a methodology for help to organize the things to do.

]]> By: tecosystems » links for 2007-07-16 http://mindaverse.com/2007/07/05/checking-email-at-designated-times/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 tecosystems » links for 2007-07-16 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 05:30:12 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2007/07/05/checking-email-at-designated-times/#comment-1330 [...] Devin Reams.com - Checking email at designated times i may try this soon. something has to change. (tags: devinreams email productivity scheduling habits via:alex) [...] [...] Devin Reams.com - Checking email at designated times i may try this soon. something has to change. (tags: devinreams email productivity scheduling habits via:alex) [...]

]]> By: Around the web | alexking.org http://mindaverse.com/2007/07/05/checking-email-at-designated-times/comment-page-1/#comment-1332 Around the web | alexking.org Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:19:12 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2007/07/05/checking-email-at-designated-times/#comment-1332 [...] Checking email at designated times - I’ve toyed with this idea in the past, and I also check mail constantly when I’m doing something I don’t want to do. [...] [...] Checking email at designated times - I’ve toyed with this idea in the past, and I also check mail constantly when I’m doing something I don’t want to do. [...]

]]> By: Devin http://mindaverse.com/2007/07/05/checking-email-at-designated-times/comment-page-1/#comment-1326 Devin Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:13:32 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2007/07/05/checking-email-at-designated-times/#comment-1326 Awesome comments, guys. Nicole, if you expect yourself to be responding quickly then its clear this won't work for you. I have no problem getting into the "stuff can wait" mentality. And if something comes up and is important (and warrants a phone call) I think your focus <em>needs</em> to be distracted, right? It's now a priority or something you intend to shift focus to anyway... I think your point about the notifier is good. It allows you to 'screen' your email and batch it for later. Very cool! Shiv, that's cool to hear! Then I guess we're on the same page.. for the most part. My life <em>has</em> changed dramatically. ;) Awesome comments, guys.

Nicole, if you expect yourself to be responding quickly then its clear this won’t work for you. I have no problem getting into the “stuff can wait” mentality.

And if something comes up and is important (and warrants a phone call) I think your focus needs to be distracted, right? It’s now a priority or something you intend to shift focus to anyway…

I think your point about the notifier is good. It allows you to ’screen’ your email and batch it for later. Very cool!

Shiv, that’s cool to hear! Then I guess we’re on the same page.. for the most part. My life has changed dramatically. ;)

]]> By: Shivani http://mindaverse.com/2007/07/05/checking-email-at-designated-times/comment-page-1/#comment-1327 Shivani Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:56:03 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2007/07/05/checking-email-at-designated-times/#comment-1327 my company actually recommends checking your email in intervals - one of my managers said that if you're replying to emails really quickly, that means you're not doing any work :) Granted though, if my manager sent me an email and i didn't respond for 4 hours, she would be very peeved. So, my suggestion? do what you want, your life isn't going to change dramatically :P my company actually recommends checking your email in intervals - one of my managers said that if you’re replying to emails really quickly, that means you’re not doing any work :)
Granted though, if my manager sent me an email and i didn’t respond for 4 hours, she would be very peeved.

So, my suggestion? do what you want, your life isn’t going to change dramatically :P

]]> By: Nicole http://mindaverse.com/2007/07/05/checking-email-at-designated-times/comment-page-1/#comment-1328 Nicole Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:42:01 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2007/07/05/checking-email-at-designated-times/#comment-1328 This sounds great in theory, but, honestly, I don't see it working in practice -- especially for those of us in tech. Perhaps people shouldn't expect me to respond quickly to their email, but I expect it of myself. I appreciate when someone gets back to be quickly about even a minor things, so I like to do the same. Let's say I don't check my email between 8 and 12 and something important drops in my inbox -- most likely that person will be calling me instead. I consider a phone call much more focus-disrupting than a silent email falling into my inbox. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the idea of eliminating distractions to get more work done. However, I believe one can use the tools available to still catch email as it comes in but not get distracted. For example, I use the mini preview in Outlook. Whenever I get an email, a mini preview pops up in the lower righthand corner of my secondary screen (bonus of having dual monitors). It shows the first line of the email so I immediately know, for the most part, if it's something I must attend to quickly or if it can languish in the inbox until I'm done with the task I'm on. This sounds great in theory, but, honestly, I don’t see it working in practice — especially for those of us in tech. Perhaps people shouldn’t expect me to respond quickly to their email, but I expect it of myself. I appreciate when someone gets back to be quickly about even a minor things, so I like to do the same. Let’s say I don’t check my email between 8 and 12 and something important drops in my inbox — most likely that person will be calling me instead. I consider a phone call much more focus-disrupting than a silent email falling into my inbox.

Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the idea of eliminating distractions to get more work done. However, I believe one can use the tools available to still catch email as it comes in but not get distracted. For example, I use the mini preview in Outlook. Whenever I get an email, a mini preview pops up in the lower righthand corner of my secondary screen (bonus of having dual monitors). It shows the first line of the email so I immediately know, for the most part, if it’s something I must attend to quickly or if it can languish in the inbox until I’m done with the task I’m on.

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