Jan 7, 2015
Lately I have experimented with two new work strategies; work sprints and email batching. They are smart and effective approaches where I can easily see my productivity and the quality of my work is rising. A work sprint is a concentrated but limited span of time devoted solely to work projects. I have been aiming for 90 minute sprints. Email batching is a work sprint’s perfect pair. While I’m working my email is turned off. At the end of a work sprint I can work through my batch of emails and then log off till my next scheduled email time. Batching emails helps me minimize distractions, attend and not anticipate, and promotes focused communications.