http://www.johnsjottings.com/archives/2003/07/07/the_lure_of_data.html Technology, Blogging, Food, Travel, Poker and More Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:45:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.johnsjottings.com/archives/2003/07/07/the_lure_of_data.html/comment-page-1#comment-602 ScottMcG Thu, 10 Jul 2003 17:25:07 +0000 http://www.johnsjottings.com/wp/?p=178#comment-602 Ah...reading the email as it comes in. Several of my co-workers are terrible for that. I will stop by their cubicle to discuss a project and part way into the conversation, Outlook will chirp at them, they will turn away from the conversation to read the email. I actually tried going a week with having Outlook only running three times a day: as I first came in, right after lunch, and an hour before I went home. I would only respond to email during those times, but my supervisor directed me to leaving Outlook running all the time because an important email my come through. He did not buy my argument that if something was that important they could call me. Ah…reading the email as it comes in. Several of my co-workers are terrible for that. I will stop by their cubicle to discuss a project and part way into the conversation, Outlook will chirp at them, they will turn away from the conversation to read the email.
I actually tried going a week with having Outlook only running three times a day: as I first came in, right after lunch, and an hour before I went home. I would only respond to email during those times, but my supervisor directed me to leaving Outlook running all the time because an important email my come through. He did not buy my argument that if something was that important they could call me.

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