Minimizing Your Time on Checking Mails in the Morning with Gmail

Posted by J.J. on October 30, 2008 under GTD, Productivity, Shortcuts | Read the First Comment

The most common habit among people before they start working is that they check their emails first thing in the morning. Averagely, checking and clearing emails might take up to 30-45 minutes in the beginning and it allows interruptions take place and lead them to procrastination.

For those Getting Things Done (GTD) readers, you might have spent more time processing your emails and you’ll sort it out based on the difficulty of the task – for example, some emails require short reply within less than two minutes and some are lengthy, and require more time to respond; these will be arranged into two or more categories respectively.

People nowadays like to share information to others by forwarding mails to their family and friends. It’s very rude to block your friends from sending mails to you. Now, you put the blame on them for the distraction they’ve caused that affect your productivity. No one actually cares how you get things done. What matters most is that you’re able to get things done.

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