The Productivity Show

Zack chats with Asian Efficiency’s resident email expert Mike Schmitz about checking email on your phone. We spend a lot time on our smart phones and far too much time processing email, and this episode will help you deal with it more efficiently. Learn how to boost your productivity with these email dos and don’ts as well as some great apps for processing email on your phone. Cheat Sheet The shocking amount of time people actually spend on their email every dayThe real impact that checking email first thing in the morning has on your productivityHow the fear of missing out (FOMO) effects your email-checking habitsWhy you should fight the tendency to check email all the timeHow Mike was able to stop checking his email in the morning and the surprise impact it hadWhat “just checks” are and how they add up to hours and hours on our phone everydayHow we can unintentionally condition our brains to avoid deep work if we’re not careful (and what we can do about it)Why you should use pull instead of push notifications to do email on your termsWhy email apps on your phone can be effective when used appropriately (and how to do it)Examples of things you can do when creating automated actions using email clients on iOSThe mobile email apps we use at Asian EfficiencyHow to make mobile email processing fit in with your personal productivity system Links TPS16: Inbox Zero and Other Email Tactics to Spend Less Time in Your Inbox_kmq.push(["trackClickOnOutboundLink","link_56caf873b619f","Article link clicked",{"Title":"TPS16: Inbox Zero and Other Email Tactics to Spend Less Time in Your Inbox","Page":"TPS79: Email on Your Phone w\/ Mike Schmitz"}]);TPS76: 8 Best Practices for Email_kmq.push(["trackClickOnOutboundLink","link_56caf873b62bd","Article link clicked",{"Title":"TPS76: 8 Best Practices for Email","Page":"TPS79: Email on Your Phone w\/ Mike Schmitz"}]);Productivity Blueprint_kmq.push(["trackClickOnOutboundLink","link_56caf873b648a","Article link clicked",{"Title":"Productivity Blueprint","Page":"TPS79: Email on Your Phone w\/ Mike Schmitz"}]);Shawn Blanc_kmq.push(["trackClickOnOutboundLink","link_56caf873b65e7","Article link clicked",{"Title":"Shawn Blanc","Page":"TPS79: Email on Your Phone w\/ Mike Schmitz"}]);Deep Work by Cal Newport_kmq.push(["trackClickOnOutboundLink","link_56caf873b66e6","Article link clicked",{"Title":"Deep Work by Cal Newport","Page":"TPS79: Email on Your Phone w\/ Mike Schmitz"}]);Dispatch_kmq.push(["trackClickOnOutboundLink","link_56caf873b67d9","Article link clicked",{"Title":"Dispatch","Page":"TPS79: Email on Your Phone w\/ Mike Schmitz"}]);Airmail_kmq.push(["trackClickOnOutboundLink","link_56caf873b68cb","Article link clicked",{"Title":"Airmail","Page":"TPS79: Email on Your Phone w\/ Mike Schmitz"}]);Launch Center Pro_kmq.push(["trackClickOnOutboundLink","link_56caf873b69bc","Article link clicked",{"Title":"Launch Center Pro","Page":"TPS79: Email on Your Phone w\/ Mike Schmitz"}]);Spark Mail_kmq.push(["trackClickOnOutboundLink","link_56caf873b6aaa","Article link clicked",{"Title":"Spark\u00a0Mail","Page":"TPS79: Email on Your Phone w\/ Mike Schmitz"}]); If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Sticher, Overcast, PocketCast or your favorite podcast player. It’s easy, you’ll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure. You can also leave a review! Here’s how_kmq.push(["trackClickOnOutboundLink","link_56caf873b6b9d","Article link clicked",{"Title":"Here’s how<\/span>","Page":"TPS79: Email on Your Phone w\/ Mike Schmitz"}]);. _kmq.push(["trackClickOnOutboundLink","link_56caf873b6cb5","Article link clicked",{"Title":"","Page":"TPS79: Email on Your Phone w\/ Mike Schmitz"}]); _kmq.push(["trackClickOnOut