Thomas Umstattd Jr.

How to process twice the email in half the time – Part 2

If you haven’t checked out Part 1 look it over. This post will make more sense if you read that post first. They go into more detail on each point. Here is the cliff notes of a recent Lifehacker article. Their advice is bold My comments are not “Batch” email at set times. This is huge. I process my inbox to zero and then when I get a chance I batch reply to the emails in the “Need...

How to process twice the email in half the time – Part 1

After years of digital coaching I have realized that most people stink at email. Here are the two people I most often encounter: Person A: This person spends hours checking email each week sending and receiving dozens of emails every day. Yet, Person A seems to be always behind in email regardless of how much time he or she invests in it. If you work a white collar job you probably can relate to...

Plan A or Plan B?

This cartoon by Mark Stivers says it all: Thanks to Joe Hootman sending this to me.