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It's a two-part 700th Episode extravaganza. First, Marc and Julia Louis-Dreyfus talk Seinfeld, SNL, Second City, Larry David, Woody Allen, Veep, being a mom and getting older. Then for Part 2, Marc's friend Louis CK stops by to spill the beans on everything that went into making and releasing his series Horace and Pete. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, ZipRecruiter, and Audible.
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198: Season 2: Episode 5 - Email Priority with David Sparks
February 29, 2016 at 7:00AM •
40 minutes •
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Dave flies solo as he welcomes David Sparks onto the show. David discusses his philosophy and techniques for managing the glut of email he faces every day.
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I (Dave) first met this week's guest, David Sparks, at Macworld Expo many years ago. I mentioned some trouble I was having with Omnifocus when David offered to help. We found a quiet, sunny spot in San Francisco's Moscone Center where David explained exactly what I needed to know.
It's David's ability to clearly and concisely explain himself that has made his website, podcast and books so popular. When he's not writing for MacSparky, he's writing or updating his "Field Guide" series of books. The Email Field Guide is perfect for anyone looking to tame that beast.
In addition to all this writing, David co-hosts Mac Power Users with Katie Floyd for RelayFM. It's a fantastic show that frequently deep dives into topics of productivity, work, hardware/software and workflows. Which is why I asked David to join us this week. In the process, David shares some of the best email advice I've ever heard.
Highlights and Takeaways
Visiting WWDC as a non-developer. I haven't done it yet, but many have. Here's Casey Liss's take on doing just that.
2'05" David answers the first question we ask every guest: when did you start working from home? His answer: "I've been working at home for a long time but I stopped working for 'the man' about a year ago." Here's David's post looking back at a year of independence.
3'10": What do you do as you work from home? Like many others, David "is a man of many hats" and has several projects going. That's a very fun way to do things, I must say.
Email workflows
8'10" The Email Problem: "The more you feed the beast, the more the beast eats you."
E.B. White on Letters of Note. E.B. White wrote Charlotte's Web.
He also received countless letters from 3rd graders…and responded — by hand — to every one. When asked why he never wrote a sequel to Charolette, he replied that he was so busy responding to letters, he never had the time.
Or, as Merlin Mann once told David (catch our conversation with Merlin in episode 197), "Do you want to be the guy who responds to every email or do you want to be the guy who gets the other work done?"
13'59": What is the work you're most proud of?
17'50": Two vectors of email: volume and priority
If volume is high enough, you have to realize that either you can't deal with it all, or you have to deal with it very summarily. In that case, you need to think about filters. You can have someone else or something else filter email for you.
SaneBox is a filtering service that both Daves use. It looks at your email as it comes in and filters it based on your behavior, settings you make and internal algorithms. When David wakes up in the morning, all that's in his inbox is what he wants to see. Instead of 200 emails sitting there, he'll find eight or nine.
Once your filter system is established, you can decided to look into low-priority folders once a week. Or simply hit Command-A, Delete.
Priority: If you have a boss who says, "I sent you an email and I expect an answer in 10 minutes," s/he is crippling you. Turning down the priority is something you may have to train other people to learn.
Email is not a phone call, it's a letter. We don't run out to the mailbox in front of our house every five minutes.
26'55" I know that if I'm in an inbox that's full of email, I feel stress because I can see them. Everyone is saying, "Paying attention to me!" It can be emotional baggage when I see it just sitting there waiting for me. Capturing emails into an external task manager can help with this. Deferring can help with this.
31'05" Think: Is email the proper venue for this communication? There is a way to do email better:
Phrase a question that can be answered quickly
Put a main question right in the subject line
How to write an email the right way:
Add the attachment FIRST
Write the body
Write the subject line
LAST add the addressee in
People have gotten into trouble, lost their clients or lost their jobs when an errant key combination sends a message that's not ready to be sent. By not entering the recipient's address until you're ready to send, you can avoid that entirely. This is my favorite advice ever.
35'50" The Ding
Email applications all have notifications now. If your email app checks every five minutes, and you work eight hour days, here's the math:
1,008 interruptions per week
4,320 interruptions per month
52,560 interruptions per year.
TURN THE DING OFF
Everyone talks about wishing they had better focus, while they have one eye on Facebook on their smartphone. We live in an age of distraction and as our relationship with technology becomes symbiotic, it can come with great cost. This week Barry speaks with Professor and Author Cal Newport. Cal is a Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University and one of the most productive researchers working today. He also is a best selling author of no less than five books, as well as having a very popular blog which helps you improve your own focus and study. Cal manages all of this, not in spite of, but because of, a dedication to avoiding distractions like email and social media. In his new book Deep Work he talks about how to improve your focus and do difficult demanding work. Focus is not an innate skill, it is something that can be trained and improved like a muscle.
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The boys get down to basics in this episode as Brad and Myke talk Fountain Pen 101. They cover fountain pen basics, from terminology to cleaning and use. If you want to give fountain pens a try this is the place to start.
I recently had the privilege of joining David Allen on his members-only In Conversation podcast
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Andy is joined by Merlin Mann to discuss Project Runway.
Andy talks with Dan about making pizza from scratch, landing on the moon, using thermite inside the house, infiltrating food with vegetables, Soylent, the metronome of skill, self nourishment, and more.
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The world's first podcast about design and an inquiry into the broader world of creative culture through wide-ranging conversations with designers, writers, artists, curators, musicians, and other luminaries of contemporary thought.
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