Posted by Dave Lorenzo - Business Coach

Yesterday was Day 2 of my plan to break my e-mail addiction. It is getting easier.  Here’s the update:

I’m traveling for the next few weeks and I did not bring my Blackberry.  I was anxious sitting on the plane yesterday while I waited for the cabin door to close because that’s prime Blackberry time.  I was also anxious after we landed and while we were taxing (same reason)….and while waiting for my luggage…and while in line at the McDonald’s drive thru….

I spent the day doing media interviews, on conference calls and in meetings so I didn’t have a chance to check e-mail on my laptop until late in the day.  Guess what….. nothing bad happened. 

Two people left me messages on my voice mail because I did not respond to e-mail quickly.  This is primarily because I have trained these folks to expect a quick response. ( And because they don’t read this blog – shame on them!)

Well, the retraining begins now.  I’m taking this experiment to the next level.  I’m ready to introduce the next phase of this plan……

The Nuclear E-mail Option

Tomorrow I am going to check my e-mail only after 6PM.  I will spend the whole workday actually working.  I’ll put up a creative (yet truthful) out-of-office message to help manage expectations.  This is a huge step for me.  If I can do it, you can do it too.

Check back tomorrow and see if I’ve gone too far.

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