Those of us forming new telecommuting habits may be experiencing difficulty setting boundaries between home and work life. For example, many of us who have jobs kind enough to be flexible with our needs (ex. balancing work schedules and new home-schooling duties), may feel we need to reciprocate by letting some of the work day bleed into our evening time. In some cases this may be necessary as we try to find our way to workable and fair schedules. Email in particular, however, can be a major source of stress and a time drain. This has always been the case, but even more so if we are starting to check our email all hours of the day. Here are four great tips for developing email habits that both reduce stress and help you stay efficient.
