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Me too! Personal, professional, general interest … the volume of email is overwhelming!
As a business owner and work-at-home mom, email is one of the essential ways I stay connected. It’s not only a communication tool, but I also use it to check the pulse of various communities I’m a part of or like to follow through discussion lists, like those for coaching, parenting, business ownership, and working moms.
That said, at the end some days, it really is too much. So, I was especially interested in the series NPR ran last week on “The E-Mail Age.” It explored email in a variety of contexts — in the workplace, at home, on the go, etc. and it highlighted the impact that excessive email has had on workplace culture, family relationships, business productivity and more. Best of all, the series offers some concrete tips on how to get out from under it. Take a listen …