Re: Email - Time Management

"JustMe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I remember taking a time management course many years ago.
> I learned something about the phone.
>
> Something like, everytime you stop working to answer a phone call, it
> takes an average of 2 minutes to get back to the level of
> concentration you had before the phone rang.

If I'm doing an analysis, it could take ten minutes or more to get back to
where I was. If I'm creating something, a "quick" phone call can shoot a
morning to hell.

When I'm busy I usually don't answer the phone unless I see, on the caller
ID, that it might be an important call.

Caller ID is a blessing. I have a couple of friends that like to talk a lot.
Let them talk to my voice mail and I'll call them when I'm feeling chatty.

> I was just wondering if there were any statistics about the effects
> technology was having on productivity like email.  We must loose allot
> of time due to people continually begin allerted of a new email.

In most instances, I prefer a phone call over email. It can take me an hour
or two to craft an email to cover issues that can be discussed and concluded
upon over the phone in thirty minutes.

Email attachments are another story. It is ridiculous to print something out
on your computer and then mail it, when that thing can be emailed.

In terms of being alerted when a new email comes in, no thank you! My email
is setup such that it does not receive new emails unless I click a button.

> Are there any statistics or websites that support this.

I've seen a few time studies here and there, you can probably search them
out on google.

Mike