http://dan.hersam.com/2006/12/04/responding-to-e-mails/ A computer programmer's commentary on news, Linux, programming, music, web design, trivia, humor, usability and whatever else strikes his fancy at the time. Tue, 22 May 2012 23:40:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://dan.hersam.com/2006/12/04/responding-to-e-mails/comment-page-1/#comment-143968 How to Have an Empty Email Inbox - Amidst a tangled web Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:14:20 +0000 http://dan.hersam.com/archives/2006/12/04/responding-to-e-mails#comment-143968 [...] times instead of all the time. I used to have my email open in a Firefox tab all day every day. I jumped on incoming emails like a hawk on its prey, but that’s inefficient. The distraction decreased my [...] [...] times instead of all the time. I used to have my email open in a Firefox tab all day every day. I jumped on incoming emails like a hawk on its prey, but that’s inefficient. The distraction decreased my [...]

]]> http://dan.hersam.com/2006/12/04/responding-to-e-mails/comment-page-1/#comment-143223 Get Your Inbox to Zero - Amidst a tangled web Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:30:52 +0000 http://dan.hersam.com/archives/2006/12/04/responding-to-e-mails#comment-143223 [...] to Zero I used to keep a tab open in Firefox with my Gmail account, giving me the ability to be a fast replyer via email. Realizing the time I spent being distracted by email, coupled with a discussion from Tim [...] [...] to Zero I used to keep a tab open in Firefox with my Gmail account, giving me the ability to be a fast replyer via email. Realizing the time I spent being distracted by email, coupled with a discussion from Tim [...]

]]> http://dan.hersam.com/2006/12/04/responding-to-e-mails/comment-page-1/#comment-44447 Meredith Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:03:58 +0000 http://dan.hersam.com/archives/2006/12/04/responding-to-e-mails#comment-44447 Oh my god, I could have written the first three paragraphs. I am also a fast replyer, and if something is long and requires more time than I have time to devote when I first see it, I leave it in my inbox and it nags me for weeks and even months. Oh my god, I could have written the first three paragraphs. I am also a fast replyer, and if something is long and requires more time than I have time to devote when I first see it, I leave it in my inbox and it nags me for weeks and even months.

]]> http://dan.hersam.com/2006/12/04/responding-to-e-mails/comment-page-1/#comment-42070 dan Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:56:07 +0000 http://dan.hersam.com/archives/2006/12/04/responding-to-e-mails#comment-42070 Cameron: Before I was married, I dealt with same problem and I agree it can be considered improper by some. Immediate responses are akin to answering the phone on the first ring - it makes you seem too anxious. Cameron: Before I was married, I dealt with same problem and I agree it can be considered improper by some. Immediate responses are akin to answering the phone on the first ring – it makes you seem too anxious.

]]> http://dan.hersam.com/2006/12/04/responding-to-e-mails/comment-page-1/#comment-42052 Cameron Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:40:30 +0000 http://dan.hersam.com/archives/2006/12/04/responding-to-e-mails#comment-42052 Dan, This is yet another way we're similar. You've pretty much described me. The only exception (which you don't have to deal with) is with girls. My initial (and I'll add professional) reaction is to reply promptly, but that unfortunately seems to be improper. Dan, This is yet another way we’re similar. You’ve pretty much described me. The only exception (which you don’t have to deal with) is with girls. My initial (and I’ll add professional) reaction is to reply promptly, but that unfortunately seems to be improper.

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