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Email-free mornings: The simplest productivity tip you’ll ever see
Aim for email-free mornings and don’t open email for the first two hours of your day. That’s it. That’s the tip. Academia is an environment steeped in constant, ad hoc, unfiltered communication, accompanied by a deluge of incoming requests for your time and attention. It’s so easy to start your working day by opening your…
Five tips to stop letting email dictate your day
Email’s dominance can derail schedules and usurp key tasks, causing stress and diminishing productivity. To prevent email from dictating your work life, establish strict boundaries, prioritise messages, reduce inbox noise, use management tools, and safeguard time for high-priority tasks. It’s crucial to reshape your email habits to prioritise your academic output.
Write descriptive email subjects
Write descriptive email subjects, including enough information so that the reader can tell at a glance why the email is relevant for them. This will also make your emails more easily searchable. Here are some examples to start your subject line with clear guidance about what’s required: