There is a thought-provoking, and mildly humorous, treatment of this
subject in Timothy Feris' book, "The Four-Hour Work Week". It includes
a step-by-step procedure for weaning oneself from the choking effects of
email.
Gordy Hoke
Gordon E.J. Hoke, CRM
John Phillips wrote:
> Alan,
>
> Thanks for this excellent "self defense" reference! I am often asked by
> business associates and family - "I sent you an email an hour ago! You
> haven't answered it. Are you OK?"
>
> I usually reply that I already have a variety of prioritized tasks for the
> day, and CORRESPONDENCE is only one of those tasks. So I only check email
> 3-4 times per day - early, around noon, and late in the day. This also
> forces me to prioritize which emails are worth reading and responding to.
>
> So, again - thanks. Now I won't have to feel like telling them - "Sorry, but
> you are not on my list of Favorites" or something equally unsettling.
>
> John
>
>
> ********************************
> John T. Phillips
> MSLS, CRM, CDIA, FAI
> Electronic Records Management
> Consulting, Education, Research
> Information Technology Decisions
> www.infotechdecisions.com
> 865-966-9413
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> Of Alan A Andolsen CMC CRM
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 10:42 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RAINDrop: Email becomes a dangerous distraction
>
> "In a study last year, Dr Thomas Jackson of Loughborough University,
> England, found that it takes an average of 64 seconds to recover your train
> of thought after interruption by email (bit.ly/email2). So people who check
> their email every five minutes waste 81/2hours a week figuring out what they
> were doing moments before..."
>
> http://www.smh.com.au/news/biztech/youve-got-interruptions/2008/09/08/122085
> 7455459.html
>
> Al
>
>
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