E-mail Stress
The sheer amount of e-mails one has to deal with on a daily basis can be exhausting, especially after the holidays. The situation seems out of your control, but there are things you can do:
1. Set aside certain times, when you check your e-mails and stick to them. Switch off your e-mail notifications. Tell people about this and ask them to ring you if a matter is really urgent.
2. Make use of rules and folders to organize incoming e-mails. Separate private and work e-mails.
3. Read important e-mails first and attend to them first.
4. Never reply to or forward spam or chain e-mails.
5. Reduce the number of e-mails you send. Reduce the use of ‘reply to all’, ‘cc’, and ‘bcc’.
6. Don’t get distracted by hyperlinks.
7. Look out of the window. There is a life outside!