Being More Productive

The Pragmatic Craftsman :: Simplicity from complexity : by Stanley Kubasek ::

March 13th, 2005 | In Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Do you get notified of every email you receive? You don’t find that distracting? I find it very distracting. I remember receiving emails every couple of minutes at my old job. I finally had to turn off the notification alerts because I could not concentrate on work. At my current job, we use Lotus Notes and though the amount of email is great, I don’t get notifications like you do in Outlook. That helps a lot.

I agree with Jeff Atwood completely:

If you like getting work done, you learn to appreciate inspired laziness as the positive character trait it really is. And I take this one step further: I turn off notifications for instant messaging, too.

If you want more productivity: turn off automatic email notification. Concentrate on the thing you’re doing and finish it. Then, check your email.

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One Response to “Being More Productive”

rob says:

March 15, 2005 at 3:22 pm

Read Five fast email productivity tips (kottke.org):http://www.kottke.org/remainder/05/02/7571.html

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The Pragmatic Craftsman :: Simplicity from complexity : by Stanley Kubasek ::