Summit your mountain of email. (Photo: code poet)
Want to make checking and writing emails fun again? Here is a simple email writing tip that can do just that.
Before we get to the tip, be sure you’ve created an email management system that works for you. It’s critical that you embrace the 2 main rules of email to make that happen:
- Email is a required form of communication in your work, and you must commit time to it as a “thing”
- An empty inbox means less stress, more time, and much more creativity!
How to Write Emails and Make Email Fun Again
I’m a big believer in finding those simple, but impactful tips that can improve your personal development and make life better. Here’s one of those tips, courtesy of Mike Davidson:
- Keep every email you write to 5 sentences. No more.
I initially found Mike’s email writing tip while reading The Zen of Tech and Haiku Productivity over at Zen Habits. The interesting thing about this rule is that it creates a challenge for you: now, you can look at each and every email as an opportunity to express your new commitment to brevity! Then, use this email writing tip to:
- Make your personal communications more clear and concise
- Radically reduce the amount of time you spend replying to email
If you want to “be like Mike,” you could even proudly broadcast your commitment to the 5 sentences email writing tip by linking to it in your email signature. Just check out: http://five.sentenc.es/
If this got you thinking about other ways to improve your communication skills, you might also want to check out my artciles on Top 3 Business Email Tips and 10 Tips to Improve Your Voicemails.