Efficiency experts are always touting the benefits of not logging onto email first thing in the morning. They say that you are much more productive if you’re being proactive at getting strategic tasks done instead of reacting to emails. When I once mentioned this to a previous boss she said we didn’t have this luxury since I was in a sales position and clients depended on us responding in a timely manner. Understandable but I have always still wanted to try this experiment.
So I very much enjoyed reading this article: E-mail, instant messaging and Internet use are rampant, but do they make us more productive? It mentions that in 2007 Intel conducted an inside experiment where they asked certain team members to turn off their email during certain times of the day. These workers reported being more productive and recommending it as a company policy. The article also has some great statistics about time spent on tasks before, during, and after distractions such as email, IM, phone calls, texts, and coworkers. Very interesting!
So I very much enjoyed reading this article: E-mail, instant messaging and Internet use are rampant, but do they make us more productive? It mentions that in 2007 Intel conducted an inside experiment where they asked certain team members to turn off their email during certain times of the day. These workers reported being more productive and recommending it as a company policy. The article also has some great statistics about time spent on tasks before, during, and after distractions such as email, IM, phone calls, texts, and coworkers. Very interesting!
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