Do you check your e-mail first thing in the morning? Big mistake
Here’s what Tim Ferris has to say in the Huffington Post in an article entitled “9 Things You Should Never Do At Work“
In particular:
Do Not Email First Thing in the Morning or Last Thing at Night
“The former scrambles your priorities and all your plans for the day and the latter just gives you insomnia,” says Ferriss, who insists “email can wait until 10am” or after you check off at least one substantive to-do list item.
Do Not Check Email Constantly
Batch it and check it only periodically at set times (Ferriss goes for twice a day). Your inbox is analogous to a cocaine pellet dispenser, says Ferriss. Don’t be an addict. Tools like strategic use of the auto responder and Boomerang can help.