{"id":44773,"date":"2020-10-29T15:11:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T15:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"\/us\/en\/blog\/?p=44773"},"modified":"2025-07-03T03:32:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T10:32:45","slug":"email-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/email-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Every time you check your email, your productivity weeps silently in the corner"},"content":{"rendered":"

For most of us, our lives are bombarded with emails all day\u2014the newsletters we signed up for (and forgot about), the deals on new styles of clothes from that store we shopped at once, and bills, bills, bills.<\/span><\/p>\n

We swipe, delete, forward, reply, pin, and flag to deal with the email overload. Or, for some of us, you just ignore them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Raise your hand if this gives you full-on anxiety. <\/span>\ud83d\ude4b<\/span><\/p>\n

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How long do you think you spend checking emails per day, including both work and personal inboxes? <\/span>Maybe<\/span><\/i> an hour? You quickly scan emails, you reply in a snap, or you delete without a second thought\u2014you have way more important things to be doing than checking email!<\/span><\/p>\n

Five hours per day<\/span>.1<\/sup> Five hours. Per day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you know what you could do in five hours? You could learn how to juggle! Or you could learn how to make cheese! There are actually <\/span>50 things you could learn to do in five hours or less<\/span> instead of wasting time checking your email.2<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

As technology and communication evolve, email is no longer considered the fastest or most efficient way to reach people. It was once the main way to catch up with an old friend or family member, send an interesting article you read, or discuss business opportunities and brainstorm, but no more!<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, you can quickly jump on a call, send a short message or GIF, and schedule a video meeting in a few clicks, instead of wasting time writing (and rewriting and rewriting and rewriting) an email and waiting for a response.<\/span><\/p>\n

But don\u2019t you worry, email isn\u2019t going anywhere. It\u2019s still a great tool for sharing information among team members, vendors, and clients, it\u2019s just not the most productive way to manage your daily tasks and responsibilities..\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this blog, we\u2019ll highlight five tips that will help you break away from your inbox and up your productivity game:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Know when it\u2019s time to use email and when it\u2019s not<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Avoid checking your email first thing in the morning or right before bed<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Consider chat, video, and calling first<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Establish a routine with your coworkers<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Don\u2019t treat your inbox as a to-do list<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    \ud83d\udce5 <\/span>Are you over email? If you hit at least one of the points on our checklist, it’s time to consider an email alternative.<\/p>\n

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