You know very well that when used correctly, email can be a productivity tool

Allow you to manage the flow of information that comes at you more efficiently
Field requests at the times most convenient for you
Store records of important details and decisions

However, email can also harm your productivity instead of helping it.

Look at these big ways email can slow you down and make you less productive.

Are you guilty of any of these?

Reading every news article someone sends you

Just because a news article shows up in your in-box, it doesn’t have a higher claim on your time than your other priorities…