Comments on: Technology and Expectations: Email http://lifedev.net/2006/09/technology-and-expectations-email/ Helping Creative People Create Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:01:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: How To Make Every Workday Feel Like Saturdayhttp://lifedev.net/2006/09/technology-and-expectations-email/comment-page-1/#comment-5344 How To Make Every Workday Feel Like Saturday Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:09:47 +0000 http://lifedev.net/2006/09/technology-and-expectations-email/#comment-5344 [...] We have the power to tune them out, if we really want to.Disconnect from the internet, don’t check the email every 2 minutes, turn your cell phone off, set the IM client to away… these are just a few quick ways to keep [...] [...] We have the power to tune them out, if we really want to.Disconnect from the internet, don’t check the email every 2 minutes, turn your cell phone off, set the IM client to away… these are just a few quick ways to keep [...]

]]> By: Bootstrapper » Entrepreneurial Mindset: 33 Productivity and Success Tipshttp://lifedev.net/2006/09/technology-and-expectations-email/comment-page-1/#comment-3788 Bootstrapper » Entrepreneurial Mindset: 33 Productivity and Success Tips Sun, 19 Aug 2007 05:47:40 +0000 http://lifedev.net/2006/09/technology-and-expectations-email/#comment-3788 [...] time spent checking when you’re bored or distracted. To enable reduced checking, consider answering personal email after work hours. [Urgent messages are usually received over the phone, not by [...] [...] time spent checking when you’re bored or distracted. To enable reduced checking, consider answering personal email after work hours. [Urgent messages are usually received over the phone, not by [...]

]]> By: mvdqruvcklhttp://lifedev.net/2006/09/technology-and-expectations-email/comment-page-1/#comment-2828 mvdqruvckl Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:24:02 +0000 http://lifedev.net/2006/09/technology-and-expectations-email/#comment-2828 Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! piifirbuqtqpo Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! piifirbuqtqpo

]]> By: Patrickhttp://lifedev.net/2006/09/technology-and-expectations-email/comment-page-1/#comment-344 Patrick Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:15:34 +0000 http://lifedev.net/2006/09/technology-and-expectations-email/#comment-344 For plain email i think it's the best program out there, it has endless possibilities if you want to use them, especially good if you have multiple email accounts.http://ritlabs.com/en/products/thebat/Greetings For plain email i think it’s the best program out there, it has endless possibilities if you want to use them, especially good if you have multiple email accounts.

http://ritlabs.com/en/products/thebat/

Greetings

]]> By: Technology and Expectations: Myths About Working From Home at LifeDevhttp://lifedev.net/2006/09/technology-and-expectations-email/comment-page-1/#comment-330 Technology and Expectations: Myths About Working From Home at LifeDev Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:34:06 +0000 http://lifedev.net/2006/09/technology-and-expectations-email/#comment-330 [...] Unfortunately, becuase the rest of the world runs from about 8am-5pm, we have to work those ours too. Granted, this is becoming more and more flexible with our ever growing dependencies on rad, new technologies like email; but usually talking with people means on their terms, thus the normal work day. [...] [...] Unfortunately, becuase the rest of the world runs from about 8am-5pm, we have to work those ours too. Granted, this is becoming more and more flexible with our ever growing dependencies on rad, new technologies like email; but usually talking with people means on their terms, thus the normal work day. [...]

]]> By: glenhttp://lifedev.net/2006/09/technology-and-expectations-email/comment-page-1/#comment-307 glen Thu, 21 Sep 2006 06:43:11 +0000 http://lifedev.net/2006/09/technology-and-expectations-email/#comment-307 Ririan: Great rain analogy. Another great rain anology to email: When it Rains, it Pours.Patrick: I've never heard of the TheBat! I'm personally a fan of GMail with the <a href="http://gtdgmail.com" rel="nofollow">GTDGmail</a> Firefox extension. Ririan:
Great rain analogy. Another great rain anology to email:
When it Rains, it Pours.

Patrick:
I’ve never heard of the TheBat! I’m personally a fan of GMail with the GTDGmail Firefox extension.

]]> By: Patrickhttp://lifedev.net/2006/09/technology-and-expectations-email/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Patrick Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:22:08 +0000 http://lifedev.net/2006/09/technology-and-expectations-email/#comment-305 First I have to say I really like reading your blog.I use TheBat! as my email client and it is really easy and straight forward to assign notifications to specific email addresses or folders in my inbox. So I've set up some audio notifications for really important stuff and that also prevents from checking my inbox every time something new comes in, except the important stuff.Greetings, Patrick First I have to say I really like reading your blog.

I use TheBat! as my email client and it is really easy and straight forward to assign notifications to specific email addresses or folders in my inbox. So I’ve set up some audio notifications for really important stuff and that also prevents from checking my inbox every time something new comes in, except the important stuff.

Greetings,
Patrick

]]> By: Ririanhttp://lifedev.net/2006/09/technology-and-expectations-email/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Ririan Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:06:16 +0000 http://lifedev.net/2006/09/technology-and-expectations-email/#comment-304 We've all got more email than we can handle, and as a result it can be very easy to get in the habit of checking your inbox almost obsessively for new, unread mail.Email is like the weather, and it's always raining. I do find that when I go into "project mode" and close the email tab, I become frighteningly efficient. So I'm sure that if you cut down on your trips to the inbox, you can get a lot more done.I agree with your posts one more time :) We’ve all got more email than we can handle, and as a result it can be very easy to get in the habit of checking your inbox almost obsessively for new, unread mail.

Email is like the weather, and it’s always raining. I do find that when I go into “project mode” and close the email tab, I become frighteningly efficient. So I’m sure that if you cut down on your trips to the inbox, you can get a lot more done.

I agree with your posts one more time :)

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