Never Check Email in the Morning
I have so many books on organization it’s just not funny. I could read about it day and night, night and day. Yes, I’m a little weird and I’ve come to accept that. :)
By far, one of my favorite authors is Julie Morgenstern. She has several great books that I’ll be telling you about from time to time. The first book I want to mention is Never Check E-Mail In the Morning: And Other Unexpected Strategies for Making Your Work Life Work
She gives tips on how to have a more efficient and productive work day, which is what so many business owners are looking for.
Here’s a great description of this book from Amazon:
Maintaining control in today’s hectic workplace is a challenge — everything is lean, competitive, and uncertain. What does it take to survive?
Making Work Work is Julie Morgenstern’s most important book yet. Through the mastery of brand-new strategies, Morgenstern shows you how small changes in your thinking and behavior will help you achieve the seemingly impossible – boost your value, increase your job security, and afford you the time to still have a life.
Morgenstern has helped clients of all levels take control of their work lives in every industry: from corporations and nonprofits to government agencies and small businesses; from executives and assistants to educators and salespeople. She’s learned that no matter who you are, happiness at work involves feeling appreciated, in control, successful, and in balance. And achieving that is possible.
People rarely look at their jobs from a psychological and practical perspective at the same time, but Julie Morgenstern does. This book mirrors the individual consulting services she provides by showing you how to start with yourself and then tackle the more complex external issues of working relationships and the job. For every obstacle you encounter along the way, Morgenstern diagnoses the source of the problem (is it you or them?), and with insight and warmth, she provides simple grab-and-go strategies. These are small changes anyone can make to improve performance and efficiency at work.
Not everything in this book applies to business owners, but I definitely feel you can gain something from most of it. I know I did. Have I stopped checking email in the morning? No, I’m addicted and it’s something I am working through. :)
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3 opinions for Never Check Email in the Morning
Kelly
Dec 7, 2007 at 8:23 am
This is one of those tips that feels like it would work, but won’t in the “real world” IMO.
I’m guessing that Julie Morgenstern doesn’t work in a fast-paced environment where a missed email in the morning can make or break a deal. The reality is, for many of us, that society has become a 24/7 work world. That sucks. But it’s also real.
I’m a lawyer. I feel like I’m “on call” constantly. I have managed to stop feeling guilty about not responding to client email over the weekend (my husband still does). My clients and colleagues, however, expect me to check my email - in the morning and all day long. I think that’s the expectation in most workplaces.
Julie
Dec 10, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Yeah, email is how I communicate with just about everyone in my life. I can’t imagine not waking up and checking it first thing in the morning.
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