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If you're looking for some advice on how to better manage your inbox (and who doesn't need a little help there), check out these 7 inbox management tips from the Email Experience Council:

http://www.emailexperience.org/resources/inbox-management-tips/

Thanks for the link, Chad. I'll refer our readers to it in a future post.

nice! puts a wry grin on my face...

1) I might miss a sale by not answering a potential customer's question quickly enough.

2) I might receive a negative FB on my eBay store by not resolving an issue fast enough.

3) I might have won the Irish Lottery - AGAIN!! LOL

I am an email checking addict. I much prefer email to the phone nowadays.

How about:

If I reply to this very sexy person with a really witty answer before our date, I might get lucky? Another date? Something along those lines...

for all of us who are single,
Sherri

That little window that pops up in the bottom corner of the screen to tell you that you have a new email is a real trap Yvonne. Once I see that I just have to go and check the mail.

Hi Chad, Calvin, Suzanne, Sherri & Karen
I enjoyed your responses... a few more excuses to add to our list. :)

Thanks

I'd add "maybe I'll miss my ...big break, important info, last chance, whatever (LOL)"

I often tend to go to the opposite extreme and avoid my email! It's too distracting to get the new email notifications.

Compulsive email is I think a very good way for us to procrastinate from what we should do. A withdrawal from what we like to do. That's why many people got this problem.