Confession: I am using you. As if it wasn’t obvious, but I am. Each time I start to send an email I think, “Oh no. That will be one more way and I have to report it out. Isn’t there some other way to do this. A better way?” So the fear of reporting out a high number to you, of faithful mentor, helps remind me to use another – better – way.
Keeping it low. 1/2 to 1/3 less. This makes me happy. Not my lowest, but close.
What am I doing differently?
- I use Twitter more.
- I actually pick up the phone or walk to someone’s desk.
- In order to avoid email I find that I need to complete another couple extra steps – be a little more prepared – and then message someone through a wiki or blog or forum. This causes me to be on top of things a bit more than I previously would have.
- I wait and either let it pass (and ignore it) or let it play out before acknowledging it. This has proven very helpful. Instead of jumping in on things, I let others try to work them out. If they go astray I can jump in, but I don’t NEED to.
- I use IM more (now I might need to get an unlimited IM plan on my phone
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It isn’t a habit yet. It needs to get to that point where email is not my default mode of conversation.
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