Thanks for the comment!

You know that a good point – I turned off all my notifications as well, so
that it doesn't distract me =). I think that's one of the best strategies,
can't believe I forgot to mention it in the article =)

I think you may want to consider checking out this article:

http://sidsavara.com/personal-development/stop-…

I think about this a lot though, so hopefully I can implement some of the ideas. I've already deactivated the automatic email alerts that used to pop up every time I received a new email. That alone has helped me so much this week.

Thanks for your comment! And good point – it's not the medium necessarily,
constantly checking any type of electronic communication (RSS, Twitter, IM)
could be a time sink =)

I don't know if I could move everything to twitter – I like having folders,
filtering items to be handled on specific days etc – but I can see why
having only terse, to the point messages could be beneficial

And I think your tips apply perfectly to Twitter as well :-)

Thanks for your comment! I agree – it's also far easier to write down advice
and what has worked for me than to actually follow it sometimes ;)

Thanks for your comment! That's a great point – sometimes it's best to
disconnect from the computer completely. Maybe it could also be because
your task list is now on paper it's always visible too =)

You know, that's a good point. I don't know how you would get around that
situation – it sounds like for you, you really do need to respond quickly
and effectively

I know what you mean about it feeling tedious to file sometimes, but I love
having everything cleaned up and good to go after that =)

Thanks for your comment! Good recommendation for AwayFind. If you've
gotten to the point where you check email that infrequently you are way
ahead of the game ;)

Thanks for your comment!

Excellent point about Google Docs as well. I like that GMail has an option
for “open as Google Document” – and it immediately adds it to your Google
Account if you do, in Google Docs.

LOL I like that phrase – “e-mail combat.” I am going to steal that for a
future article ;)

Thanks for your comment!

I love my email filters as well. I actually am kind of worried that I will
lose them, so I am really happy GMail now offers a way for me to export and
back them up. I export them every so often, and hopefully the day never
comes when I have to use those backups =)

Thanks man! I'm actually just as bad with RSS – skimming tons of articles
for the one amazing one in the bunch (which I might miss because I'm
skimming).

I know what you mean! I have a filter set up to put all my comments to one
folder, and I have to fight to *not* constantly check that folder and remind
myself they'll be there later!

Interesting that you moderate all your comments – I just let anything
through (well, if it gets through Akismet and DISQUS) and then mark as spam
bad ones later that evening. I typically will mark as spam 1-2 comments a
day, while perhaps 5-10 legitimate ones come through.