I am in a rut now and trying to work my way out of it.
I developed a habit of skipping lunch or planning time and responding to emails. I was spending so much time on emails that I got nothing done and took no downtime.
What I am finding out and what is now working for me is to take at least a short amount of downtime and answer no emails.
During the day, I now deal with each email almost as soon as it arrives. If it is critical, requires thought, and takes longer than a few seconds to answer, I print it off and handle at the end of the day.
My new method/variety has earned me a reputation as someone who deals with an issue immediately. But the drawback is that I am always in email.
My biggest downfall is having time to delete all of the unimportant ones. My mail box stays full. I came into class one day, got a phone call from the Dept. head that I better clean out my box that it is kicking stuff back. So, I felt that I had to spend time out of teaching to clean it out. That was not a good day.
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