Email is your public to-do list that anybody can get on.
I don't know who came up with that idea (it wasn't me) but I’m happy to share it with you.
Anyone who knows your email address has a button they can push to give you something to do. You’re like a secretary on Mad Men who has to drop what you're doing anytime you get buzzed on the intercom.
Or think of email as a doorbell that anyone can ring. Imagine how little work you’d get done if the neighbor kids rang your doorbell every five minutes ... all day, every day.
Time is the only thing you have every day in which to do your work. When you let email steal your time, you’re leaving the vault doors open and inviting 100,000,000 strangers into the bank. You’re not just letting people steal from you -- you're an accessory to the crime.
If email is your public to-do list, that makes it Public Enemy #1 in your work (and life).
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That is true,Kevin. As an author and business man, I can relate to how you said,"Time is the only thing you have every day in which to do your work. When you let email steal your time, you’re leaving the vault doors open and inviting 100,000,000 strangers into the bank". I hope more people discover your blog because you really know what you're talking about. Can't wait to read more from you!
ReplyDeleteDaniel, thanks! It's amazing how much you can get done when you do more of what matters in the time you now waste doing what doesn’t.
ReplyDeleteI saw this note when I did a twitter search for "email". I agree with you! Our company has a product called Inky that can sort your email by relevance, which can save you time. It is like having your own Joan to sort your email for you. Email overload is a huge problem. www.inky.com, give it a look.
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