May 05
Accelerate Response Times by Sending Super-Short Emails
I've been conducting a little case study over the past several months on email length and response times,
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email efficiency
Feb 06
Get Rid of Email Clutter
Email is unidirectional. Anybody who has your email address can contact you, spam you, and generally annoy you without your
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Dec 10
Should You Use an Autoresponder When You're in the Office?
I, probably like most of you, spend too much time responding to unimportant emails. This time could be spent much
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Nov 23
Is Email an Outdated Form of Technology?
Email consumes our lives. When it comes to productivity, email is like the plague. We spend uncounted hours per month
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Jan 07
5 Surprising Facts About Email [INFOGRAPHIC]
This infographic shows five facts that will change your mind about email. Despite the naysayers, email is still a very
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Nov 13
The Follow Up Email: Love It or Loathe It?
Ah, the follow-up email. I get at least five a day from well-meaning bloggers looking to place a guest post
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Jul 26
5 Routines to Add to Your Workday for Max Productivity
Many successful people are creatures of habit in some way; these routines to add to your workday are sure to
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Jun 28
The 2-Minute Rule
We've all experienced a work situation like the one in this ecard from someecards, and to fight it,
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Jun 10
Weekend Reading: Gen Y Guest Posts 6/4 - 6/8
Each week, I contribute dozens of articles on Gen Y and productivity to a variety of Web properties. Here are
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May 20
5 Unusual Factors That Stifle Employee Productivity
Are you taking the right steps to motivate employee productivity, or are you unwittingly making mistakes that are counterproductive to
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Apr 12
Using Twitter as Email: Can It Boost Productivity?
Lately, I've been experimenting with using Twitter as email to see whether it would streamline my digital communication
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Mar 10
3 Time-Saving Tricks That Added Over 6 Hours to My Week
On the weekdays, I typically focus on work productivity, but since it's the weekend, I couldn't
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