How
much time every day do you spend looking at and responding to emails? A
recent study found that on average professionals spend 4.1 hours per
day responding to email messages. That's half the day for many of you.
And if you are like many others, chances are that your email Inbox is
never completely empty.
How can you manage your email Inbox more effectively? One way is to
be judicious with what you agree to do. Every time you say "yes" to
helping someone, making a referral, assisting a colleague or doing
favors for others, you are committing additional time that will most
likely involve having to respond to additional emails. If you want to
get a better grip on your time and email obligations, try tracking for a
two week period the number of emails you receive that ask you to do
something you had not previously committed to. Doing so will help you
focus on your most important priorities such as responding to clients
and marketing your business.
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