Working Smarter with Microsoft Outlook

Chapter 11: Sharing Mail, Calendars, and Contacts

When was the last time you waited until noon to open your email? Many people try but very few actually manage to do that. For most of us, checking our email is the first thing we do when we get up or when we get to the office. One of the biggest advantages of sending email is that delivery is fast. In contrast to traditional mail services, we can send emails 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We can check and read our emails at any hour of the day on any day of the year too. But is that really to our advantage and is it productive?

Many productivity gurus will tell you that scheduling a time to read your email will help you save time. I believe this is true and I encourage everyone to do this. ...