Comments on: Dealing with Email and IM Overload http://www.meryl.net/2007/06/dealing-with-email-and-im-overload/ Content on writing, tech, business, marketing, web design. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:10:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jason Spector http://www.meryl.net/2007/06/dealing-with-email-and-im-overload/#comment-275373 Jason Spector Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:31:50 +0000 http://meryl.net/2007/06/05/dealing-with-email-and-im-overload/#comment-275373 <p>Everyone today deals with the Email/IM overload, although some add to their frustration by their own hand. The blackberry and texting phone phenomenon puts the info overload on their hips 24-hours a day, which makes it even harder to unplug.</p> <p>In dealing with email, Franklin Covey suggests only checking certain times of the day, turning off the evil popup that occurs every time you get a new email, and taking action on each email the moment you receive it - reply, file or delete. As long as you don't have to revisit it.</p> <p>I agree about IM. I'd never get anything done if I had to talk on the phone with every person I talk to via IM.</p> <p>Meryl - great as always. I took some time off, but now I'm back for the long haul. It's good to see that you're still going strong.</p> <p>Thanks.</p> Everyone today deals with the Email/IM overload, although some add to their frustration by their own hand. The blackberry and texting phone phenomenon puts the info overload on their hips 24-hours a day, which makes it even harder to unplug.

In dealing with email, Franklin Covey suggests only checking certain times of the day, turning off the evil popup that occurs every time you get a new email, and taking action on each email the moment you receive it - reply, file or delete. As long as you don’t have to revisit it.

I agree about IM. I’d never get anything done if I had to talk on the phone with every person I talk to via IM.

Meryl - great as always. I took some time off, but now I’m back for the long haul. It’s good to see that you’re still going strong.

Thanks.

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