It has been at least two years since I've received an email I'd classify as Urgent AND Important. So let's move email to Quadrant II. Of course, the lone exception is if you advanced notice that some document is coming to your inbox that morning. Otherwise, let it go till later.
I was astonished what a quick burst of productivity this added to my work...you'll will too if you give it a try.
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Many of my students think of Covey as so 90's, but his work is timeless. In addition, his early work is simple and easy to understand (his later collaboration with Franklin added unneeded complexity). There are many simple steps one can take to ramp up productivity and Covey's matrix is a good one. Also see Get More Done
Yes, an excellent tip. Far too many people let the immediacy of email get the best of them. It's the classic problem of being managed by your inbox. I taught both my kids how to approach email so that they control it rather than have it control them. At my wife's office the IT guys disabled all email notifications so that bells and whistles do not distract from the task at hand. In an ADHD world, this is not a bad strategy.
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