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Inbox overload: How to time your emails for less stress
When it comes to your email, how soon are you expected to reply? And when is it ok to delay?
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Janell Burley Hofmann is a Cape Cod mother of five who keeps a close eye on how to behave with technology. Today's topic: Email and the expectation that we have to answer everything the moment we see it.
Hofmann argues senders should start including a timeframe for when they need a response. Click on the audio player above for more on how to train your digital community not to expect instant email gratificiation.
Not just emails. People expect quick replies to their text messages, too.
I pity those poor bastards expecting a timely reply from me. I often wait a day or two (if I'm feeling particularly speedy) to reply to emails and unless a text message indicates something happening in the moment (as opposed to, say, yet another photo of my sister's new grandson, of which I now have dozens) those can languish for upwards of two weeks.
Okay, so I'm not normal. I admit. I mean, I posted a whopping total of seven items on my Facebook page during the entirety of last year.
