The purpose of my 30 day challenges is to allow me to design my lifestyle as I see fit. One thing I imagined is how nice it would be to never check email again. Though this is a 30 day challenge, I fully intend to not check email again.
A previous job of mine was to run the technical support team for a Enterprise Email company. I averaged 100-300 emails a day; it sucked. Though my email quantity is far less than it use to be, I still want it to be zero. In order to do so, I set up these email responders for my 2 email accounts. This should be a fun experiment and hopefully it works!
Personal Email address auto response
Dear friends,
I’m giving up on email. It’s just been too much. I’ve decided I need to focus my life. I hope you understand! By no means am I trying tobreak contact with anyone. I am simply removing a medium in which we converse. Feel free to get ahold of me from the options below.
1. I prefer to be contacted by phone and it’s the fastest way to get ahold of me. You can call or text me. I’ve disabled my voicemail so I will call you back when I’m available. 510-290-4840<
2. I check my Facebook a few times a week; feel free to add me as a friend: http://www.facebook.com/chris.stroud
3. Need to send me something? Pick up the phone and I’ll give you my address.
I’m sorry for the clamp down on communications, but I’ve made this tough decision so I can focus on what’s most important to me.
Chris Stroud
http://www.chrisstroud.net
http://www.facebook.com/chris.stroud
510-290-4840
Work Email auto response
Hi all…
In an effort to increase productivity and efficiency I am beginning a new personal email policy. I’ve recently realized I spend more time shuffling through my inbox and less time focused on the task at hand. It has become an unnecessary distraction that ultimately creates longer lead times on my ever-growing ‘to do’ list.
Going forward, I will not be checking the email box. In order to get ahold of me, please pick any of the options below.
1. I prefer to be contacted by phone and it’s the fastest way to get ahold of me. You can call or text me. I’ve disabled my voicemail so I will call you back when I’m available. 510-290-4840
2. I check my Facebook a few times a week; feel free to add me as a friend: http://www.facebook.com/chris.stroud
3. Need to send me something? The address of the gym is: 33415 Western Ave. Union City, CA. 94587
4. Need to get ahold of someone else at One World? The main phone is 510-324-8153. If you leave a voicemail here the receptionist will get it to me.
Hopefully this new approach to email management will result in shorter lead times with more focused & creative work on my part. Cheers & here’s to life outside of my inbox!
Chris Stroud
http://www.chrisstroud.net
http://www.facebook.com/chris.stroud
510-290-4840
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