Timers Are for Toddlers, Or Are They? | My War Against Email Clutter (Part 2)

Too Much Email

We have too much email clutter, it has distracted our productive energy, and it has defined our new work life. Remember when email began? And the  You’ve Got Mail inspired  giddy excitement? It was like magic. We were COMMUNICATING via the computer! Flash forward 15 years.  Ding You’ve Got Spam. Reply to All. Solicitations. Nonsense. [...]

Tackling the Volume | My War Against Email Clutter (Part 1)

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I was a buried in email clutter, and it was ugly. My program was open all day and all night. I was spending about 75% of my time scrolling, reacting, deleting, forwarding, filing, and fretting over my inbox. So I decided to wage a war. The sheer volume of email clutter – that is by [...]

Creating Happiness in the Workplace – 5 Pithy Posts

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We spend a lot of time working – so why shouldn’t we create happiness in our workplace? Work does not have to be another four-letter word — we have a lot of control over our physical & mental space. Rather than waiting for “it” to happen, we can create the space where we smile and produce [...]

5 Sneaky Productivity Lies

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I recently realized that I’ve lied to myself AGAIN about my work. I’m so busy. My work is so hard. I’m so stressed out. Waaaaaaaaaaaah (enter Lucy cry). Granted, some of it is hard & yes I am busy. But most of it I’ve created myself – I have a part – and that’s the [...]

Just Say No to Noise and Needless Interruptions

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The workplace has become a deafening place with 24/7 demands. While technology has enabled us to learn and communicate in ways that were impossible 10 years ago, it has also created a sense of urgency to tasks that otherwise would not have crossed our desk. Amidst all the chaos and seemingly endless demands, we let [...]