Comments on: Success Story of the Ditched Blackberry http://email-overloaded.com/2006/06/28/success-story-of-the-ditched-blackberry/ Itzy Sabo on Email Productivity Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:39:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Hud http://email-overloaded.com/2006/06/28/success-story-of-the-ditched-blackberry/#comment-23523 Hud Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:21:48 +0000 https://itzy.wordpress.com/2006/06/28/success-story-of-the-ditched-blackberry/#comment-23523 i am forwarding this to everyone i know (one of the IMPORTANT emails that should be read) in the past i have tried some of these methods and i know they are the best tool for more productivity but checking your email is like an addiction - who emailed me, what's going on etc. Perhaps i need a Emails Anononomis support group :) what i do find is that i end up spending more time trying to figure the email out than actually fulfilling it. my rule of thumb - if it's more than one para - i CALL the person (!!) and talk the issue or task over with them. thanks for a great post! i am forwarding this to everyone i know (one of the IMPORTANT emails that should be read) in the past i have tried some of these methods and i know they are the best tool for more productivity but checking your email is like an addiction – who emailed me, what’s going on etc. Perhaps i need a Emails Anononomis support group :)
what i do find is that i end up spending more time trying to figure the email out than actually fulfilling it. my rule of thumb – if it’s more than one para – i CALL the person (!!) and talk the issue or task over with them.
thanks for a great post!

]]> By: Eleanor http://email-overloaded.com/2006/06/28/success-story-of-the-ditched-blackberry/#comment-4176 Eleanor Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:11:54 +0000 https://itzy.wordpress.com/2006/06/28/success-story-of-the-ditched-blackberry/#comment-4176 Every ass loves to hear himself bray. <a href="http://secunia.com/advisories/11482/" rel="nofollow">Eleanor</a>. Every ass loves to hear himself bray. Eleanor.

]]> By: adamo http://email-overloaded.com/2006/06/28/success-story-of-the-ditched-blackberry/#comment-1518 adamo Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:04:16 +0000 https://itzy.wordpress.com/2006/06/28/success-story-of-the-ditched-blackberry/#comment-1518 Well he did that by ditching his Blackberry, I managed that by doing the following things: - No sound for new mail - Mobile phone set to silent - Work phone set to a very low but noticeable level I discovered that ring tone of my mobile and the ringing of my work phone irritated me a lot when I was coding. So, silencing the former (actually to just one beep) and lowering the level of the later, gave me my keyboard back plus some KLOCs to my employer. Well he did that by ditching his Blackberry, I managed that by doing the following things:

- No sound for new mail
- Mobile phone set to silent
- Work phone set to a very low but noticeable level

I discovered that ring tone of my mobile and the ringing of my work phone irritated me a lot when I was coding. So, silencing the former (actually to just one beep) and lowering the level of the later, gave me my keyboard back plus some KLOCs to my employer.

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