Exercise Email Willpower
      Constantly checking those messages is addictive and can
Stop you from getting your real work done.  So put yourself on a strict email diet. “Don’t ever check your email for the first hour of the morning,” advises   Julie Morgenstern, corporate productivity consultant and author of Never check Email in the Morning.  “Process your inbox every one to two or even every three to four hours depending on the demands of your job.”
     When you do eventually tackle your virtual inbox, try to
Keep your exchanges short and to the point, and sum up exactly what you need, for instance, by writing, “please confirm 4 p.m. meeting tomorrow” in the header.  If despite your efforts you find yourself  getting sucked into an unproductive back and forth of pleasantries and trivial information, it’s perfectly fine for you to bring things to a close with a simple “Thanks” or “No reply necessary,” says Morgenstern.

 “if you spend too much time thinking
About a thing, you’ll never get it done.”

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