http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/01/email-only-5-lines/ "Winning the battle against wasted time, disorganization, clutter, and all other things evil..." Thu, 17 May 2012 15:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/01/email-only-5-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Stormbringer Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:07:33 +0000 http://tmninja.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/email-only-5-lines#comment-50 Good article, and good responses, too.People are busy in the workplace, and bosses may not like excess verbage.It would force people to get to the point; get in, get done, get out like a Ninja.But be professional, avoiding Twitter-ese and such, or you'll lose respect.This is my fifth line. Kthxbai. Good article, and good responses, too.People are busy in the workplace, and bosses may not like excess verbage.It would force people to get to the point; get in, get done, get out like a Ninja.But be professional, avoiding Twitter-ese and such, or you’ll lose respect.This is my fifth line. Kthxbai.

]]> http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/01/email-only-5-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-809 Stormbringer Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:07:00 +0000 http://tmninja.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/email-only-5-lines#comment-809 Good article, and good responses, too.People are busy in the workplace, and bosses may not like excess verbage.It would force people to get to the point; get in, get done, get out like a Ninja.But be professional, avoiding Twitter-ese and such, or you'll lose respect.This is my fifth line. Kthxbai. Good article, and good responses, too.People are busy in the workplace, and bosses may not like excess verbage.It would force people to get to the point; get in, get done, get out like a Ninja.But be professional, avoiding Twitter-ese and such, or you’ll lose respect.This is my fifth line. Kthxbai.

]]> http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/01/email-only-5-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Kelsey Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:19:26 +0000 http://tmninja.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/email-only-5-lines#comment-49 This is actually a great idea. One of the things that makes me hesitant to respond to emails is the fact that I tend to write long, multi-paragraph replies if the email is important. Limiting myself to a shorter length would not only reduce my anxiety about having to craft a perfect reply, but would also create more of a conversation, rather than one-sided statements. This is actually a great idea. One of the things that makes me hesitant to respond to emails is the fact that I tend to write long, multi-paragraph replies if the email is important. Limiting myself to a shorter length would not only reduce my anxiety about having to craft a perfect reply, but would also create more of a conversation, rather than one-sided statements.

]]> http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/01/email-only-5-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-808 Kelsey Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:19:00 +0000 http://tmninja.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/email-only-5-lines#comment-808 This is actually a great idea. One of the things that makes me hesitant to respond to emails is the fact that I tend to write long, multi-paragraph replies if the email is important. Limiting myself to a shorter length would not only reduce my anxiety about having to craft a perfect reply, but would also create more of a conversation, rather than one-sided statements. This is actually a great idea. One of the things that makes me hesitant to respond to emails is the fact that I tend to write long, multi-paragraph replies if the email is important. Limiting myself to a shorter length would not only reduce my anxiety about having to craft a perfect reply, but would also create more of a conversation, rather than one-sided statements.

]]> http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/01/email-only-5-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Havana N Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:51:31 +0000 http://tmninja.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/email-only-5-lines#comment-48 Gasp. This is genius. I just spent 2 hours plowing through email. I may give myself a 5 line limit now ... Gasp. This is genius. I just spent 2 hours plowing through email. I may give myself a 5 line limit now …

]]> http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/01/email-only-5-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-807 Havana N Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:51:00 +0000 http://tmninja.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/email-only-5-lines#comment-807 Gasp. This is genius. I just spent 2 hours plowing through email. I may give myself a 5 line limit now ... Gasp. This is genius. I just spent 2 hours plowing through email. I may give myself a 5 line limit now …

]]> http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/01/email-only-5-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Luke Karrys Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:39:14 +0000 http://tmninja.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/email-only-5-lines#comment-47 A solution is to put something in a signature. Found here: http://five.sentenc.es/ A solution is to put something in a signature. Found here: http://five.sentenc.es/

]]> http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/01/email-only-5-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-806 Luke Karrys Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:39:00 +0000 http://tmninja.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/email-only-5-lines#comment-806 A solution is to put something in a signature. Found here: http://five.sentenc.es/ A solution is to put something in a signature. Found here: http://five.sentenc.es/

]]> http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/01/email-only-5-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Tawheed Kader Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:31:48 +0000 http://tmninja.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/email-only-5-lines#comment-46 I agree, some basic email etiquette would help save a lot of time.However, I think the bigger problem is that people are trying to do too much with email. It works great as a 1on1 communication tool, but with most organizations, emails go out to 10+ people -- you can't have a meaningful and organized conversation at this point!We've been thinking hard about this problem over at Ask My BrainTrust (http://AskMyBrainTrust.com), and we are trying to build a product that helps people have group discussions online without having to waste time on email. I agree, some basic email etiquette would help save a lot of time.However, I think the bigger problem is that people are trying to do too much with email. It works great as a 1on1 communication tool, but with most organizations, emails go out to 10+ people — you can’t have a meaningful and organized conversation at this point!We’ve been thinking hard about this problem over at Ask My BrainTrust (http://AskMyBrainTrust.com), and we are trying to build a product that helps people have group discussions online without having to waste time on email.

]]> http://timemanagementninja.com/2010/01/email-only-5-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-805 Tawheed Kader Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:31:00 +0000 http://tmninja.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/email-only-5-lines#comment-805 I agree, some basic email etiquette would help save a lot of time.However, I think the bigger problem is that people are trying to do too much with email. It works great as a 1on1 communication tool, but with most organizations, emails go out to 10+ people -- you can't have a meaningful and organized conversation at this point!We've been thinking hard about this problem over at Ask My BrainTrust (http://AskMyBrainTrust.com), and we are trying to build a product that helps people have group discussions online without having to waste time on email. I agree, some basic email etiquette would help save a lot of time.However, I think the bigger problem is that people are trying to do too much with email. It works great as a 1on1 communication tool, but with most organizations, emails go out to 10+ people — you can’t have a meaningful and organized conversation at this point!We’ve been thinking hard about this problem over at Ask My BrainTrust (http://AskMyBrainTrust.com), and we are trying to build a product that helps people have group discussions online without having to waste time on email.

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