E-mail Management

As an employee in today’s technological world, much of our work related communication is done via e-mail. Unfortunately, the constant stream of e-mails that barrages us on a daily basis can become a source of unwanted stress. It can be time consuming and difficult to manage this onslaught of information. Our human intuitions tell us that we have a responsibility to read the messages in our inbox, and much of the time respond to them. Most of the time these messages aren’t as urgent or vital as well tell ourselves. With some simple organizing, we can take some of the urgency and stress out of these e-mails, and save ourselves time and headache.

One strategy for suppressing our instinct or sense of obligation to respond to all the mail in our inbox is to set up the e-mail to be received in scheduled intervals. If we have a set time each day to check our mail, we can more easily sift through the important and not so important messages eliminating much of the impulse involved in receiving messages at random.

A way to help our inboxes from piling up and becoming overwhelming is to organize the e-mails by archiving them. Messages can be archived by priority or importance as well as many other categories. This can also help when looking up past e-mails by providing a searchable database.

At TechFarmer we view our e-mail system as a great tool for communication. We have adopted many tips and tricks for maximizing its usefulness while keeping it stress free for ourselves. Ask us any questions you may have regarding managing your e-mail and we will be happy to help!