Managing email in the rapid switch to remote
Written in the spring of 2020, the rapid switch to remote working due to the Covid pandemic made some issues around email practices and boundaries much clearer. I talk about maintaining boundaries aro...
31 Elo 20219min
Not contributing to other people's email overwhelm
A companion to tracks about how to manage your own inbox, in this post I talk about how to write email in a way that makes it easier for your colleagues to deal with. From clear subject lines to well ...
31 Elo 20217min
Email is not a task
In this track I talk about how thinking of email as a means of communication, rather than a task, can help you feel more in control of your workload. The text version of this track was first published...
31 Elo 20213min
Email is not urgent
The biggest contributor to stress is feeling out of control. Email is one area many people feel out of control. In this track I talk about shifting how you think about email as part of a strategy to r...
31 Elo 20213min
Making Decisions: Peer Review
You want to do your share of peer review but the requests come in one at a time and need quick responses. In this track I discuss how big decisions about how many reviews you will do in a year and som...
26 Elo 20214min
Making Decisions: Meetings
We often think about meetings in terms of the time they take, but they also take a lot of energy. In this post, I discuss ways of reducing the impact of meetings on the energy you have available for y...
25 Elo 20217min
Making Decisions: Planning and Scheduling
In this track I apply the principles discussed in Managing the energy you use to make decisions to planning. A habit of planning weekly concentrates much of the decision making so you have fewer decis...
24 Elo 20217min
Overcommitted? Declaring a moratorium
It's easy to get overcommitted. In this track I talk about how to prevent things from getting worse so you can deliver on the commitments you've already made and reduce your overwhelm.Read the post he...
18 Elo 202112min
