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Ep. 233: Escaping Your Tyrannical Inbox
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
How to Defer Back and Forth Conversations to Office Hours
The place where email drags us down is when we have to do back and forth interaction. This is specifically where we need a better solution. Processed enter emailing helps, move the back and forth out of the inbox and into a synchronous setting. The phone call deferral tactic works for two reasons: 50% of the things coming towards you will disappear. If it's someone from Generation Z trying to get in touch with you, let's revise that to 95%.
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