Want to start checking your email less often? Email is a great way to lower productivity, and by following the following steps, I’ve been able to decreased the amount of time I spend checking my email, and increase the amount of free time I have at the end of the day.

1) Create multiple e-mail addresses for specific types of e-mail -I like to set my email up as wordpress@clickfornick.com, nick@familyemail.com, and have all my mail forwarding to one mailbox.

2) Check your email only once a day. Sounds hard, but if it’s an emergency, you’d probably get a call anyway right?

3) Set an auto response that tells those who emailed you that your mail is checked only at 3 pm (or anytime you prefer).

“I only check my mail at 3 pm. I will be checking my mail at this time and respond to your email in the order in which it was received”

By checking your mail more often, you aren’t doing much more than wasting your time. Check it less often and see how much more time you have left in your day.

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