The Halo Effect: How We Get Trapped into False Beliefs
From best-selling business books to false prophets, if IT looks too “good” to be true … it is! What is the Halo Effect? The halo effect is a cognitive bias…
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How Quickly Should I Respond to Email? (15/15)
If you’re constantly monitoring email, you’re not only stressed, but unproductive. Image Credit-Midjourney We’ve been conditioned—by ourselves and others—to think that emails must be tended to immediately, but if you’ve…
D’oh! I Can’t Believe I Sent That Email! (14/15)
Never forget: An email sent is an email that can live forever in infamy. Image Credit-Midjourney Any thoughtless, offensive, or careless message can be passed around, posted, or brought up…
The Bits and Pieces of Effective Email (13/15)
Think of Email as a Letter You Would Mail Image Credit-Midjourney Email is Not a Conversation Tool A single email is a stand-alone package of information; in this regard, it’s…
Writing the Message: The Body of Your Email (12/15)
Writing the “Hook” and the Body of Your Email Image Credit-Midjourney What happens if your message is too beefy to fit into the subject line? No problem. Your email already…
Living the Life of an Email Minimalist (11/15)
It all begins with the subject Image Credit-Midjourney The first thing seen in an email is the subject. Since emails are often seen in bunches, your subject line is as…
How to Become an Email Minimalist (10/15)
What You Send is What You Receive Image Credit-Midjourney We harp endlessly about email. Our gripes are many, varied, and often justifiable: There’s no subject. I’m cc’d on an email…
It’s NOT Just the Emails You Send… Equally Important are the Ones You Don’t Send! (9/15)
Most of us feel overwhelmed by the continuous flow of incoming email and its associated demands for an obvious reason… we get too many! Image Credit-Midjourney Why Do We Receive…
You’ve Achieved an Empty Inbox… Now What? (8/15)
Now you’re ready to go to work! To-do’s, unlike email, must get done. Image Credit-Midjourney To create a practical to-do list, get a pocket-sized pad of paper, and you’ve got…
How to Empty an Over-flowing Email Inbox (7/15)
You’ve got an email Inbox that mirrors a hoarder’s basement – full of junk! This one-time, step-by-step process is like placing a call to 1-800 Email Dumpster – for a…
How to Manage Email So That It’s NOT Managing You (6/15)
Email: Either You Manage IT, or IT WILL Manage You! Image Credit-Midjourney Taking complete charge of this insidious time and productivity thief – “email”, offers a lot of freedom and stress…
The High Cost of “Free” Email (5/15)
If you asked most people how much it costs to send an email, they’d probably think you’re joking, but email comes with a price – in fact, a hefty price. …
Understanding Email Stress – It’s All a Matter of Perspective (4/15)
Our perspective of email is totally dependent on whether we’re the sender or the receiver! Image Credit-Midjourney What Are the Expectations on the Part of the Sender? Right here is…
EMAIL: Since We Can’t Live WITHOUT it, Let’s Learn to “Live” WITH IT (3/15)
Email. It’s a blessing because it allows you to work anywhere; it’s a curse because it allows you to work anywhere. Image Credit-Midjourney “Lo! Men have become the tools of…
EMAIL: “What Hath God Wrought?” (2/15)
Email: Either You Manage It, or IT WILL Manage You! Image Credit-Midjourney I’ll never forget the thrill of sending my first fax: “You mean I can just type a letter,…
Mastering Email… to Reduce Stress and Maximize Your Health and Productivity (1/15)
Image Credit-Midjourney In this 15-part series (see links below) you will learn the insidious effects of mismanaging email and how it affects your time, health, productivity, and quality of life.…
Are You Living Under the Hypnotic Spell of Big Media?
As a society, we’ve made a Faustian deal with big media, and it’s becoming critical that we understand it or end it. Big Media is enjoying unprecedented profits because, like…
Our Ability to “Think” is What Defines the Human Experience. So Why Don’t We Do it More Often?
“How much time do you schedule each week just for thinking?” Whenever I ask someone that question, I’ll invariably receive a hard look and a furrowed brow followed by a…
Is Social Media the Greatest Swindle of All Time?
Social Media is selling our time and attention for billions of dollars. Are you exchanging your valuable commodity (time) for almost nothing in return? When it comes to managing our…
One Small Step Can Change Your Life!
By taking steps so tiny they seem laughable, you may very well achieve the seemingly impossible! This post is an excerpt from one of my favourite books of all time.…