{"id":10576,"date":"2023-07-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/?p=10576"},"modified":"2023-07-05T13:44:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T17:44:53","slug":"email-distraction-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/email-distraction-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Put an End to Email Distraction at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/How-to-put-an-end-to-email-distraction-at-work.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/How-to-put-an-end-to-email-distraction-at-work.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/How-to-put-an-end-to-email-distraction-at-work-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 682px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/declutter-your-email-inbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"7 Reasons Why You Should Declutter Your Email Inbox\">email<\/a> distraction makes it difficult to do your work at the office?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you looking for a fast fix to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/how-to-get-things-done-by-changing-your-productivity-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"How to Get Things Done By Changing Your Productivity Approach\">boost your productivity<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email is a convenient tool in today&#8217;s busy world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, we often forget this fact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We unwittingly fall prey to using email at all hours of the day, sometimes, when it&#8217;s not even needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what about those people who completely use or work with email as part of their job?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Granted, there are some jobs that require one to be on email or ticketing systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But for the rest of us, well. we really don\u2019t need to sit and watch the emails collect in our inboxes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve got other things to which we need to attend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After all, messages are being stored for us for future processing and use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this post, you&#8217;ll find tips to help you break free from email distractions while you work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Hidden Daily Distraction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Having an open email inbox seems like it\u2019s no big deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s more, a lot of people keep their inboxes open. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shouldn\u2019t you do the same?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you really want to see a difference in how you work,  consider checking your email at specific times during the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Log out of your email account or client, and work on whatever it is you need to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Write that assignment, read that report, file those papers, or make that phone call. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You need to practice distance from email so you&#8217;re not constantly being interrupted by it every five seconds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t believe me? What if I made some practical analogies? You might look at things in a different light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having your email inbox opened all the time is like\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A letter carrier deliver a new letter to your door every five minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Someone calling you on the phone every three minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A pet reminding you that it\u2019s time for dinner or to go out for a walk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Someone poking you in the side every five minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A house fly constantly buzzing around your room<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Someone asking you the same question after you\u2019ve given them an answer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wearing an outfit of overly tight shoes, sweater, and jeans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Someone playing music loudly next door to you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically, having your email open all the time is downright annoying and distracting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is it really a surprise then, why we can\u2019t get things done?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready to curtail your email use? Here\u2019s a few things to try out: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check your email the same time each day.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s best to spread out your check-ins several hours apart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You could check at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., 9 a.m., 12 p.m. and 3 p.m., and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose a time interval that works well for your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn how to process email efficiently.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Make the most of your email sessions by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/how-to-efficiently-process-email-at-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"How to Efficiently Process Email at Work\">processing<\/a> your messages quickly, and efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will significantly cut down the amount of time you spend inside of your inbox. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don\u2019t use your email inbox as a to-do list.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a good idea to separate your emails from your daily to-do list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Write down specific items that need your attention into your to-do list instead.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Log out.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Finished processing email? Be sure to completely log out of your email account or client. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Communicate with others.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Inform others you will check email at certain times during the day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also set an automatic email response message as a reminder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ask yourself some honest questions. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, if you find yourself distracted by email as you work, ask yourself the following four questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll get accurate answers if you are brutally honest with yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>How much work do I honestly think I am going to accomplish this morning\/afternoon\/evening if I keep checking my email every five minutes?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Would I rather finish my work on time, or stay late at the office because of all the time I spent popping in and out of my inbox?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why am I constantly checking my email? Am I procrastinating or ignoring some other work that I really need to focus on or attend to?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Would I allow, or even consider allowing, anything else to disrupt my work, time, and energy on a regular basis?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i>How about you? Do you do your work with your email inbox open? Are you going to close it from now on? Join the conversation and leave a comment below!<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you find email distraction makes it difficult to do your work at the office? Are you looking for a fast fix to boost your productivity? Email is a convenient tool in today&#8217;s busy world. However, we often forget this fact. We unwittingly fall prey to using email at all hours of the day, sometimes, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[37,142,184,62,741,130],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10576"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10576"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24668,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10576\/revisions\/24668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}