tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post6203813254355849513..comments2024-03-10T05:26:42.148-04:00Comments on My Biased Coin: Disconnecting from E-MailMichael Mitzenmacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738274256402616703noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-88144294716777646492008-03-01T11:13:00.000-05:002008-03-01T11:13:00.000-05:00I am at the point where I think it's unrealistic t...I am at the point where I think it's unrealistic to expect me to respond to e-mails within a day. Very important things that absolutely require an immediate response I try to answer within the day. But the corollary of this is that things that aren't important quickly get covered in the e-mail stack and are forgotten. If it's important, I assume you'll e-mail me again.Michael Mitzenmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02161161032642563814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-78578541707087141122008-02-29T02:01:00.000-05:002008-02-29T02:01:00.000-05:00Let me take this opportunity to mention the inbox ...Let me take this opportunity to mention the inbox zero idea for email productivity.<BR/><BR/>http://www.43folders.com/izero<BR/><BR/>I think it is definitely better to process email in batch mode, say daily, but I find that I do react to emails in real time more than I would like. Today I accepted a refereeing assignment and the editor told me it was the fastest acceptance on record. This is OK if I want a lot of refereeing jobs, I suppose.<BR/><BR/>Mark Wilson<BR/>www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~mcw/blog/Mark Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16382201587698895101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-35917188795185968212008-02-28T19:02:00.000-05:002008-02-28T19:02:00.000-05:00I treat email like regular mail, I'll try to respo...I treat email like regular mail, I'll try to respond within a week. If you need me, then call me. Of course I screen my calls. (I'll post anonymously this time.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-51157463485420127952008-02-28T11:54:00.000-05:002008-02-28T11:54:00.000-05:00For what it's worth, I generally assume that peopl...For what it's worth, I generally assume that people will turn around simple e-mails (i. e. the sort of thing which they can read and immediately respond to) within, say, 30 hours; that is, I assume people check their e-mail at least once a day, not necessarily at the same time. For anything faster I make phone calls or knock on doors.<BR/><BR/>(I personally check my e-mail much more often than that... but not everyone does.)Michael Lugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671307315028242949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-8688818139866432008-02-28T10:55:00.000-05:002008-02-28T10:55:00.000-05:00I believe the best time to deal with emails is rig...I believe the best time to deal with emails is right after lunch. I tend to be running on only 50% while digesting which is still enough to answer most of the mails I receive. That way, I can use my brain's early morning "freshness" for the work that actually requires it.<BR/><BR/>Best regards<BR/>JensAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com