Episode 199: OREO Cookies Can Help You Tame Your Email Inbox

Has this ever happened to you?

You are out and about in the school and you come back to your office.

While you were out of your office, you expended emotional energy and now you are feeling some decision fatigue and some physical fatigue.

You sit down at your desk.

Because of the physical and mental fatigue, your brain is screaming for a hit of dopamine.

You click on the tab for your inbox and you start responding to emails.

If the above scenario has happened to you, you are in good company. About 90% of private school leaders do this multiple times a day. Unfortunately, you have just fallen into the “false productivity trap.”

I have said many times: “Your email inbox is a chronological list of everyone else’s priorities.” The “trap” is that you are feeling productive, you get the dopamine hit, but you are working on other people’s tasks.

I want to give you an unorthodox framework that will keep you from dipping in and out of your email inbox all day long.

In today’s episode of The Private School Leader Podcast, we are going to discuss how OREO Cookies Can Help You Tame Your Email Inbox

I hope that you will listen to the podcast for your weekly dose of motivation, inspiration and PD. Thanks so much for listening and thanks for making a difference!

Mark Minkus