The very act
of checking email hikes our heart rate and stress level, according to University of California researchers.
Tumblr founder David Karp manages well the monotonous task
of checking his email.
Waking up to a techie breakfast
of checking your email, Facebook or Instagram likes that you scored since midnight isn't that nourishing.
Stern also conceded that the battery lasted for a long time, even after a cross-country plane ride and a full morning
of checking emails and writing.
For those of you who are afraid to take the leap
of checking email 1 - 2 times a day just try it.
Too keyed up to take your Sunday afternoon nap, you made the mistake
of checking your email, only to find a note from one of the saints who told you that they're going to be transferring their membership elsewhere because — although they love you dearly — they feel they're not getting fed.
Of course, I am guilty
of checking my email on my phone while BF, so it isn't always quality cuddle time:)
While this policy helps keep the spam under control, it doesn't exactly make for live conversation, particularly if I'm off gallivanting around instead
of checking my email to see if new comments have arrived.
It's an impractical idea for most, but the general advice still applies: Get in the habit
of checking email only when you're through with the project at hand.
Given that i like the idea
of checking my email in a pinch with my K3 keyboard — this doesn't sound like a good upgrade to me.
Instead
of checking your email every time you sit down for class, try making some small talk.
Brief sessions of fairly light usage — comprised mainly
of checking email, installing apps, and sending Slack messages to coworkers — ate minimally away at the handset's reserves.
Most consumers did not see the value
of checking email on the go.
With advances in consumer mobile technology, the workday has essentially extended into a 24 - hour cycle
of checking email and voicemail.
I can not emphasize enough the importance
of checking your emails for spelling and grammar.
Instead
of checking email, head out to an informational interview, networking event, or training workshop.»
What if, instead
of checking our emails before we go to sleep, we share with our spouse ways they positively impacted us today.
Not exact matches
Studies show that
checking texts and
emails for even a minute or two at a time can add up to huge chunks
of time every day.
«Like many executives I know, I used to keep my iPhone on my nightstand and
check my
email before even getting out
of bed in the morning.
Office workers now receive an average
of more than 100
emails per day and spend 6.3 hours
checking both their work and personal messages.
Ursula Burns, chairwoman and CEO
of Xerox and the first black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company, wakes up at 5:15 a.m. and immediately
checks her
email.
For example,
check your
email first thing in the morning, just before lunch, and at the end
of the workday.
I make sure it is the first thing I do in the morning, before looking at
email or
checking messages
of any kind.
Let's be honest, if you're doing any
of the things I have already mentioned — constantly
checking email, attending meetings, and peeking over the shoulders
of your people — that adds up to a ton
of work.
This survey suggests 87 percent
of adult Americans
check their business
emails outside
of working hours.
I begin at 3 a.m. (the joys
of working on a morning television show) and continue to use my iPhone until I head to bed around 9 p.m. I
check email, post pictures and video to social media, stream live video and surf the web.
Researchers at the University
of British Columbia asked 124 people to either limit
checking email to three times a day for one week or click into their inboxes as often as possible.
And then she made the most
of the snowboarding season, taking afternoons off when the conditions were right and
checking her
emails from the ski lift.
I have no doubt, however, that once they get behind the wheel
of one, they too will be
checking email as I did.
If the meeting lead spends the majority
of the time talking AT participants instead
of WITH them, it creates opportunity for background
email checking, solitaire playing, and coffee brewing.
Instead
of those «
checking in»
emails everybody hates, send articles, notes and even world - class gifts that are relevant to your clients.
For example, you can use your mornings to reply all
of the
emails from the previous day and after finishing your
emails, you can do your meetings or phone calls, then, you can work on your project and finally, you can
check your
emails again.
Instead
of wasting time on busy work such as
checking email, everyone should create space where they pray or meditate — or simply do nothing.
Cole, the group president
of FOCUS Brands, the parent company
of brands like Auntie Anne's, Carvel, and Cinnabon, wakes up every morning at 5 a.m. and
checks her calendar, all
of her major social media platforms, news sites, blogs,
emails, and any other messages that may have come in overnight.
The ability to
check email, read and edit documents and even manage payroll from one's mobile device has become an integral part
of everyday business life.
If you would've told me seven years ago that today I'd be waking up each morning at 4:45 a.m. to
check emails as the CEO
of a dessert company, I would've said, «Are you crazy?
Under the leadership
of President and Chief Baking Officer Bobbie Lloyd, the company trains its staff to frost cupcakes the Magnolia Way, continues to refine founder Allysa Torey's original recipes (
check out The Complete Magnolia Bakery Cookbook), and
emails personal apologies to the rare customer who has a bad experience with its counter staff.
Hint Water's founder and CEO considers her morning a critical part
of her day and devotes the wee hours
of the morning to
checking her
email and schedule.
Just make sure you find the time in the morning to read something uplifting and inspiring instead
of perusing negative news or
checking your
email right away.
«I think managers would do well to take this research [on the benefits
of limiting how much time you spend
checking email] to heart,» he said.
Block out certain times to
check your
email (perhaps at the top
of every hour during weeknights and twice a day on weekends) and then shut off your phone.
Those who establish an account online should receive an annual
email to
check their record around the time
of their birthday.
And given that even small interruptions - like quickly
checking email - can result in a huge loss
of productivity, getting a handle on your
email habits is something better done today than tomorrow.
Employers may be able to get more out
of workers if they're not allowed to
check email for the first 30 or 60 minutes
of the workday.
If you are interested in building an
email list
of your own, I suggest
checking out PRSUIT to see how a professionally published daily
email is structured and delivered.
Instead
of constantly refreshing your inbox,
check your
email two or three times a day, maximum.
Tim Ferriss, author
of the wildly popular book The 4 - Hour Work Week,
checks personal
emails once a day, and business
emails every 7 - 10 days.
If you want to walk out
of the office at 5 pm, stop
checking your
email and answering phone calls at 4:30.
Check your offers
email a couple evenings a week as you are ending your day to stay on top
of it without it interfering with your work.
Close out
of the
email program when you're not
checking it.