Comments on: How to Reduce Your Email Checking to Once A Day http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-reduce-your-email-checking-to-once-a-day/ Augmented Humanity, Second Selves, and Cybernetic Yoga Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:03:11 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Out of Balance? Tips to Tango on the Tightrope of Life http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-reduce-your-email-checking-to-once-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3921 Out of Balance? Tips to Tango on the Tightrope of Life Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:04:30 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1813#comment-3921 [...] email checking. The more emails you send, the more you’ll get. Give it your full attention once or twice a day instead of each time theĀ ”new mail” icon appears on the [...] [...] email checking. The more emails you send, the more you’ll get. Give it your full attention once or twice a day instead of each time theĀ ”new mail” icon appears on the [...]

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By: Victoria-Ozarks Crescent Mural http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-reduce-your-email-checking-to-once-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3893 Victoria-Ozarks Crescent Mural Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:43:24 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1813#comment-3893 Since most of my life is on the computer, I find it easier to take care of email as it comes in. It's faster that way. I'm not a fan of going through a whole bunch of email all at once. But I can see if you have a life away from the computer, then there's no need to be tied to one. Since most of my life is on the computer, I find it easier to take care of email as it comes in. It's faster that way. I'm not a fan of going through a whole bunch of email all at once. But I can see if you have a life away from the computer, then there's no need to be tied to one.

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By: Pawel Grabowski http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-reduce-your-email-checking-to-once-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3805 Pawel Grabowski Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:30:35 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1813#comment-3805 For long I tried to limit my email checking to once a day but to be honest it simply didn't work. Being in sales and marketing I simply have to be on email and phone most of the day. <br><br>Having said that, since email is one of my main tools at work, the advice is probably not for me ;) For long I tried to limit my email checking to once a day but to be honest it simply didn't work. Being in sales and marketing I simply have to be on email and phone most of the day.

Having said that, since email is one of my main tools at work, the advice is probably not for me ;)

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By: Miguel de Luis http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-reduce-your-email-checking-to-once-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3803 Miguel de Luis Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:36:11 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1813#comment-3803 Hi Everett, I do think it's a good strategy to reduce your incoming email. Right now I'm implementing all of the strategies mentioned on this blog, except making difficult to contact me. The fact is that I receive so few emails that require my attention that I don't need to do that. In fact, right now, what I want is visibility and interaction, of the real kind. Hi Everett, I do think it's a good strategy to reduce your incoming email. Right now I'm implementing all of the strategies mentioned on this blog, except making difficult to contact me. The fact is that I receive so few emails that require my attention that I don't need to do that. In fact, right now, what I want is visibility and interaction, of the real kind.

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By: Amanda Music http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-reduce-your-email-checking-to-once-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3800 Amanda Music Sat, 03 Jul 2010 08:48:23 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1813#comment-3800 This seems so difficult, but I'm willing to give it a shot. This seems so difficult, but I'm willing to give it a shot.

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By: Tim Jahn http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-reduce-your-email-checking-to-once-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3799 Tim Jahn Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:48:52 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1813#comment-3799 I'm a big fan of #4. So many people ramble on and on in their emails. What most people say in 100 words or more can easily be said in half that. Get to the point, that's all I care about anyway. :)<br><br>Good points here. I'm a big fan of #4. So many people ramble on and on in their emails. What most people say in 100 words or more can easily be said in half that. Get to the point, that's all I care about anyway. :)

Good points here.

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By: Betsy @MarriedwLuggage http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-reduce-your-email-checking-to-once-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3796 Betsy @MarriedwLuggage Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:14:12 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1813#comment-3796 I've been able to simplify my whole life to the point of selling just about everything I own to travel the world and be unencumbered. Freedom is really important to me.<br><br>But I am STILL checking email obsessively throughout the day. What the hell is wrong with this picture? Thanks for the wake-up call. I've been able to simplify my whole life to the point of selling just about everything I own to travel the world and be unencumbered. Freedom is really important to me.

But I am STILL checking email obsessively throughout the day. What the hell is wrong with this picture? Thanks for the wake-up call.

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By: Free Love Friday: Spread the Love http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-reduce-your-email-checking-to-once-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3793 Free Love Friday: Spread the Love Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:06:59 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1813#comment-3793 [...] second this idea, too: reduce your email checking to once a day from Far Beyond The [...] [...] second this idea, too: reduce your email checking to once a day from Far Beyond The [...]

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By: Joel Blog Of Impossible Things http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-reduce-your-email-checking-to-once-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3792 Joel Blog Of Impossible Things Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:15:45 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1813#comment-3792 That does =)<br><br>Gotta have priorities. Thanks for clearing it up Ev.<br><br>-Joel That does =)

Gotta have priorities. Thanks for clearing it up Ev.

-Joel

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By: Joe Hughes http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-reduce-your-email-checking-to-once-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3791 Joe Hughes Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:37:32 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1813#comment-3791 Great post, Everett. After reading 4HWW, I adopted a twice per day email check - 11A and 4P. This has worked so well for me that I can't imagine going back to my old ways. I can't believe my coworkers get anything done with the constant beep and pop up when a new email arrives. <br><br>I'm also a big fan of not being glued to my Blackberry. I have my 2 email accounts set up on it, but only check it when I am traveling for business. Other than that, I have set rules for myself - no checking at night or weekends - and it has worked well. You're right, when people complain about their Blackberries being an albatross around their neck, they are at fault because they have failed to define their rules. Great post, Everett. After reading 4HWW, I adopted a twice per day email check – 11A and 4P. This has worked so well for me that I can't imagine going back to my old ways. I can't believe my coworkers get anything done with the constant beep and pop up when a new email arrives.

I'm also a big fan of not being glued to my Blackberry. I have my 2 email accounts set up on it, but only check it when I am traveling for business. Other than that, I have set rules for myself – no checking at night or weekends – and it has worked well. You're right, when people complain about their Blackberries being an albatross around their neck, they are at fault because they have failed to define their rules.

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