Tuesday, April 16, 2019

“Email, instant messaging, and cell phones give us fabulous communication ability, but because we live and work in our own little worlds, that communication is totally disorganized.”
– – Marilyn vos Savant –

Right now, you’re likely waiting for someone to respond to an email that you sent. You’re not waiting because your message is unimportant or the recipient doesn’t care. Instead, it’s because that person is triaging their email responses, which often unintentionally “leads to procrastination.”

Click here to read more from the study “Characterizing and Predicting Email Deferral Behavior” – including the five questions most people ask when triaging their email (Paragraph 3 of Section 2.2) – and have a responsive week!