Okay, how can we live without e-mail these days, I mean If I don’t get my fix
of e-mail each day – I will have withdrawls.

I recently participated in the 2009 Aids Life Cycle 8 and was with skeleton
e-mail for 7 days. I mean I had access to 1 of my 25 different accounts!  It was
almost like quitting nicotine 13 years ago!

But I made it, and it made me stronger too. I learned that I do not have to
have the e-mail program running in the background 24-7. I can check it
once or twice a day and the sun still came up, and the world did not fall
apart! Whew!

There are many ways to handle e-mail. The system I have developed from
reading several articles on the subject is to look at my e-mail 3 times a day.

I set my Action Timer for 15 minutes and I take care of my e-mail, I take every
account to zero unread e-mails. I respond to those that need or have a quick
response. (Quick Note: the more concise the e-mail the easier to read and
take care of, start writing concise e-mails!)

After that, I shut the e-mail program down and remove that distraction
from the rest of my day.

If you really look at this closely, you can save a whole bunch of time each
day by not interrupting your other tasks by answering e-mails as they come in.

See if you can stay away from your e-mail for several hours at a time. You
will find yourself more productive!