{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Assistant Principal Podcast","title":"Email Sucks!","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1660,"description":"#330: Email Sucks Show Description:Last week, Darrin Peppard and I went over some of our favorite time hacks. Towards the end of the show, we talked about email. Today, I’m devoting a whole show to email. I’ll share some tips and tricks, but how we manage email is as much about our mindset as it is the clock. As we get going, I want you to seriously play with an idea: what if email went away? What would your leadership and life be like? Celebrations:Recognizing the fragility and impermanence of this life The Big IdeaMy history with email:·      1988: no such thing·      1993: first “real” computer in my room·      1999: Few emails each day as district EC Coordinator·      2006: PC for online program·      2018: HE exit leads to lack of email·      2025: the slow creep Take what you want from today’s show…·      Be serious in playing with the ideas·      Consider what is realistic·      Push the boundary What if the principal did not respond to email? Priority management versus time management: 1.     Turn off alerts; email is not an instant communication tool! If email is being used for time-sensitive communications, then it is being misused. 2.     Don’t respond to “urgent” emails via email. Pick up the phone. At the end of the call, tell the person to call you next time it is urgent.3.     Teach and condition others regarding reasonable response times.4.     Do not answer email outside of business hours! If you need to work on email at off times, use an autoresponder to send out replies during working hours. This is critical for conditioning and teaching people to use email wisely.5.     Don’t look at email after work hours. If you must, then adhere to the following:a.     Only specific timesb.     Only when you are in a specific location (like a desk, not your couch)c.     Only from certain people6.     Stop caring about your inbox. Everyone gets too much email. Many people just don’t respond to 90% of what they get and they don’t care anymore. You can join...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/R9NMe_5dyHuYObgJIvbL7uDONkSHVV41r7Q-QyBj5Y8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE1MDYzLzE2MzEx/ODcxMjItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}