Guarding My Time and Energy: Going #LessEmail
I don’t feel comfortable going #NoEmail, but I certainly use email for many things for which it is not the right tool and still spend too much time managing it. So beginning August 21, I will be checking my email only twice a day, and replying to emails almost never. My plan is to use email almost exclusively for long-form communication with trusted family, friends, and colleagues.
“But what will you do instead?” you might ask.
For urgent communication, I will be available by text.
For less urgent, short-form, private, and near-synchronous communication, I will be available via Facebook Messenger, Twitter DM, Skype, and LinkedIn.
For to-do management and note-taking, I will use Google Keep; my structure and methods for using it will be Bullet Journal-inspired. (Expect a future blog post about this.)
For tracking appointments, library book due dates, and event invitations, I will use Google Calendar.
For sharing files and collaborating on documents, I will use Google Drive or Dropbox.
For getting news from organizations, I will use social media and RSS.
For getting news from artists, I will use Patreon.