This following tip is so simple and obvious, yet no one that I have talked to ever puts it into action.
I’m the type that has to check his email every time I hear it beep, I cannot leave it there sitting unread. It has to be read the second I receive it, otherwise it bugs me to the point that I end up checking it anyway. But what happens if I dont receive email..? Simple, I get work done.
When I’m trying to get work done the first thing I do is close my Mail application, This way I’m not getting bugged every few minutes with new mail to read. It’s such a simple tip but it works like a charm. Especially if you receive a high volume of email each day.
If you cant part with your Mail, set it to check every 15 minutes, instead of every minute. You’ll at least get some work done before been interrupted.