Are those beeps e-mail’s death knolls?
There’s more and more buzz about the problems with emails. Even though I may be old school enough to check my inbox on the road with one of Apple’s old IBook Computers, sometimes enough is enough.
I read an article in the Seattle Times today that quoted a stat that 28 percent of a knowledge worker’s day was spent dealing with emails!
That’s staggering!
Some have taken to autoresponders alerting the senders of emails that the recipient is only answering emails at certain times in the day. It quotes Tim Ferriss, author of The Four Hour Work Week.
Note to those thinking about that feature. One of my employees almost got my iBook Computer non-surgically implanted in his cranium when I got one of these messages back from him about a pressing matter.
That withstanding, consider cutting down on constantly checking and responding to emails
Click here for the full story from the Seattle Times.