Email is not a task

In this track I talk about how thinking of email as a means of communication, rather than a task, can help you feel more in control of your workload. The text version of this track was first published in September 2011 and can be found at JoVanEvery.co.uk/dealing-with-email-is-not-a-taskOther posts in the series:• jovanevery.co.uk/collective-email-overwhelm/• jovanevery.co.uk/not-contributing-to-other-peoples-email-overwhelm/• jovanevery.co.uk/email-is-not-urgent/• jovanevery.co.uk/dealing-with-email-is-not-a-task/• jovanevery.co.uk/managing-email-when-youve-rapidly-switched-to-remote-working/• jovanevery.co.uk/email-sign-offs• jovanevery.co.uk/email-simplifiedFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/JoVanEveryFind my Facebook Page here: facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoachJoin the Academic Writing Studio: academicwritingstudio.co.ukFor more advice, support and perspectives like this, sign up to my free monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter To find out how short chunks of time can revolutionise your writing, take the FREE 15 Minute Writing Challenge course: https://jovanevery.co.uk/15-min-writing-challenge/ Or join the Academic Writing Studio community: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk  Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery  I'm no longer on Twitter, but I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/  Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach