Inhale, Exhale, Email ...Tips for effectively handling email  

Category: Practice Management

I guess it was about three years ago that I began my day with my usual routine of checking my email. For whatever reason, on this particular day, I felt sick and totally overwhelmed by so many unanswered, incomplete communications, sitting in my inbox, demanding my attention. My brain hurt. I was dizzy from days, weeks and months of reacting and responding to emails, working on electronic documents, and, in general spending too much face time with plasma screens.

It seemed as if my emails were mocking me, "me first ...no, me first ...but I was here first! " I'm barely beginning my day and I'm feeling a little crazy about which email to respond to first. "Ah, there's a new one that looks pretty easy ....yeah, I'll do that one first. Oh, but what about the one's from yesterday. I promised Todd I get him that document. Hmmm ...that's going to take some time ...better make a post it...