Neither you nor anyone else wants to spend a lot of time managing the inbox, right?
The problem is that you receive proposals for interesting collaborations, questions about your products or services, important news, and even real emergencies related to your online platform or your content via email.
So you're torn between not wanting to waste time on email but absolutely needing to manage it on a daily basis .
The best solution?Do it in the most intelligent way possible and, above all, overcome that addiction to email that makes you constantly check it compulsively. Because how many times have you checked your email today?
Poor email management causes you to lose focus on your important tasks, lowers your creativity level and, worst of all, wastes a lot of time that you could be spending on more rewarding tasks . If you were to count the hours you waste each week due to poor email use... you're wasting time in your life!
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How to overcome your email addiction in 5 steps
You are reading this post because you know that you need to change many bad habits related to your productivity.
You would like to manage some of your project's tasks better and faster so that you can finally gain some time for yourself, resolve all those issues efficiently and dedicate yourself to your work, which is what you really like.
I'll tell you about the 5 steps I suggest you take to start changing your way of working forever . And no, I promise you that one of the steps won't be "throw the computer out the window" because above all we are responsible entrepreneurs and the goal is to do it better to save time, okay?
Step 1] Find a "why"
And you probably already have it. You already know it.
You are wasting a lot of time, messages are piling up in your inbox, you are embarrassed to respond to an email after several days have passed, you know that you are losing opportunities and giving a bad impression to potential clients by not managing all those messages well and, most seriously, you are sure that this situation will only get worse .
All of these and probably many more are your "whys" for needing this change more than ever.
Step 2] Think of a "for"
To fully engage in this detox you need a very powerful “stop.”
You'll gain a lot of time back every day once you learn to manage your email efficiently, but we're not going to stop there. Think about how you're going to use all that extra time : sign up for some classes you're really looking forward to? Do you finally get some exercise? Develop that product or service you've been thinking about for ages?
Having a "for", your own, will be your most powerful incentive to motivate you to change .
Step 3] We start planning
Now we come down from the clouds and put on paper what we are going to do and when.
Start by setting aside 2 blocks of time in your daily routine to manage your email. and not a minute more.
And since you know your "for", your reason for doing an email detox, also put that korea whatsapp number data little gift of time in your daily agenda. Make time for the action you have chosen in the time gained from email .
This step will serve you twice: Commitment and Motivation .
Step 4] Log out
This is going to hurt, I know from experience.
Turn off all email notifications . All of them.
On the computer, on the mobile, on the tablet. Absolutely all of them.
You will manage email within the time blocks you have set for it. And outside of those time frames: no emails!
Step 5] And now, you are ready for your Challenge
Because productive habits without technique are useless, and technique without habits will get you nowhere. I offer you the opportunity to improve your habits so that email can be your best ally.
