5 Ways to Manage Email Stress

Wake up, turn on PC, check emails then think about breakfast and other morning routines…

If this has been a habit of yours, then you may be a victim of email stress. In fact this has been my case for the past few months or so going through my morning emails. Below are ways to manage email stress, so that you can keep your calm in the middle of the chaos.

This isn’t a step-by-step guide, but some ideas you can choose from:

1. Don’t respond. There are some emails you need to respond to, that are important, and then there are the vast majority that really don’t need a response.

2. Wean from frequent checking. Perhaps the biggest cause of email stress is the need to check every few minutes.

3. Process once or twice a day. If you can do the step above, you can most likely do this step too.

4. Process to empty. Whether you choose to process email once an hour or once a day, try to get your inbox to empty.

5. Keep responses short. Instead of trying to type detailed responses for dozens of emails, try to keep them to within a sentence or two, and definitely no longer than five sentences.

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