34 min
All About Email and IM - Conversations with Dr. Stenemo Ep. 2 The Total Living Podcast
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- Self-Improvement
In the second episode of Conversations with Dr. Stenemo, we do a deep dive on how we both use email and our perspectives on it. We also cover Instant Messenger at the end.
Key takeaways
"Email is a bad way of writing messages (...) taking the worst part of writing letters by hand and combines it with the worst way of communicating by short text messages"
"You end up writing a short introduction and a short signoff with the message in between. It could have been finished in half the time if you have seen the person in person"
When you can call, instead of email, it is the better option
Follow Inbox Zero and Only Handle It Once
Try to optimize for informality and speed. Thus, you become more effective, clear, and fast.
Try to dictate your emails for faster workflow
“When you receive more than 300 emails a day, I think you must have a more formal system (assistant etc).”
“I think we will use email less in the future because of better alternatives.” We do not have chainmails anymore for example. Social platforms are more effective for reaching out to new people
Important to always know the purpose of your emailing
Instant Messenger is the most efficient way of asynchronous conversation since you can just dive into the message without introduction and preamble.
Slack is good for bridging the forum part with Instant Messenger. However, it requires an initial setup.
If you feel like the conversation on IM is no longer serving you, you should be comfortable leaving it.
If you have a specific question, challenge, or area of concern related to productivity and building your best life, I offer FREE 30-minute consultations. You can book a slot here.
My name is Oscar Lagrosen and am the founder of The Total Living. I publish a new podcast episode every single day about effortless productivity for highly ambitious people. Tips, frameworks, and big ideas to craft your ideal life, both right now and in the future.
Want to submit a question to the show? Please visit the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Hipw5_R8Yc14F3moRfl_ycIFqwYLpQ5eVYzQEVx8tHQ/edit. You can be anonymous if you want.
In the second episode of Conversations with Dr. Stenemo, we do a deep dive on how we both use email and our perspectives on it. We also cover Instant Messenger at the end.
Key takeaways
"Email is a bad way of writing messages (...) taking the worst part of writing letters by hand and combines it with the worst way of communicating by short text messages"
"You end up writing a short introduction and a short signoff with the message in between. It could have been finished in half the time if you have seen the person in person"
When you can call, instead of email, it is the better option
Follow Inbox Zero and Only Handle It Once
Try to optimize for informality and speed. Thus, you become more effective, clear, and fast.
Try to dictate your emails for faster workflow
“When you receive more than 300 emails a day, I think you must have a more formal system (assistant etc).”
“I think we will use email less in the future because of better alternatives.” We do not have chainmails anymore for example. Social platforms are more effective for reaching out to new people
Important to always know the purpose of your emailing
Instant Messenger is the most efficient way of asynchronous conversation since you can just dive into the message without introduction and preamble.
Slack is good for bridging the forum part with Instant Messenger. However, it requires an initial setup.
If you feel like the conversation on IM is no longer serving you, you should be comfortable leaving it.
If you have a specific question, challenge, or area of concern related to productivity and building your best life, I offer FREE 30-minute consultations. You can book a slot here.
My name is Oscar Lagrosen and am the founder of The Total Living. I publish a new podcast episode every single day about effortless productivity for highly ambitious people. Tips, frameworks, and big ideas to craft your ideal life, both right now and in the future.
Want to submit a question to the show? Please visit the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Hipw5_R8Yc14F3moRfl_ycIFqwYLpQ5eVYzQEVx8tHQ/edit. You can be anonymous if you want.
34 min