Posted on July 22nd, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
The main idea for you to keep in mind is that you are consciously and very deliberately DECIDING to DEFER. So, now, here’s the question. What do you do with those emails that you’ve deferred? What most people do, unfortunately, is leave them in their inbox, which is a poor solution. These emails just pile [...]
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Posted on July 21st, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Let’s talk about the notion of DEFER as a sane and sensible email practice. What does ‘defer’ mean? First of all, defer does not mean procrastinate. To defer something is a deliberate decision that you make. As far as email is concerned, you could decide to defer an email for several reasons, such as: You [...]
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Posted on June 12th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Do you use folders in your email system? If you do, then you’ll want to read this 2-part post to find out how to use them more effectively. If you don’t, then be sure to read this post to find out ways of setting up folders – and why you would want to do so. [...]
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