Here it is, Day 8 of the challenge to kick the compulsive e-mail habit! I’ve been doing pretty well, though I haven’t met my goal to check in just three blocks per day. Sometimes I need to check because I’m expecting an e-mail; for example, last week a source didn’t pick up her phone at …

Sep 15, 2010 Motivation, Observations, Personal yammerings, productivity, Self improvement

Kick the E-mail Habit 30-Day Challenge – Day 1

I don’t plan to post about this challenge every day, but I definitely wanted to talk about Day One! The challenge was to check and answer e-mails in three blocks during the day. I checked at around 7 am, and while there were a few e-mails, none of them were urgent. I checked again around …

Sep 8, 2010 Motivation, Observations, Personal yammerings, productivity