3349: Efficient Email by Steve Pavlina on Productivity & Time-Management Advice

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🗓️ 9 October 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3349: Steve Pavlina shares practical strategies for managing email more efficiently, suggesting that frequent email checking drains productivity. By setting specific times to check email, using it only for non-urgent communication, and logging email habits, you can regain control over your time and focus on more meaningful tasks. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/03/efficient-email/ Quotes to ponder: "Curiosity is not a good enough reason to check email." "Replace frivolous email abuse with purposeful intention." "Email is a powerful business and personal communication tool, but it’s easily abused." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.8	Efficient email by Steve Pavlina of Steve Pavlina.com.
0:45.2	And I'm your narrator Justin Molick reading you articles every single day of the year, the best
0:49.1	ones I can find and get permission from.
0:51.8	All to help us both get a little bit more positivity,
0:55.0	inspiration and motivation in our day.
0:57.0	And we get right to today's post as we optimize your life. efficient email by Steve Pavlina of Steve Pavlina.
1:11.0	Checking email too often is a significant productivity drain.
1:16.0	Email by its very nature isn't usually urgent unless it's your entire job, such as answering customer support emails.
1:23.8	Here are some tips to prevent email from taking too big a chunk out of your day.
1:29.6	Number one, decide in advance exactly when you'll check email.
1:35.0	Don't check email haphazardly.
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