Chiro1Source - March 2020

When It Comes to THE F PATI

Improve Productivity by Cleaning Up Your Inbox IS EMAIL CLUTTER DRAGGING YOU DOWN? Do you cringe every time you open your email, preparing yourself for a barrage of unanswered messages? If so, then it’s time to take tidying up your inbox more seriously because poor organization results in far worse problems than simply missing out on happy hours with coworkers. According to psychology professor Susan Krauss Whitbourne, mental and physical clutter can impede productivity. It may also have long-term effects on our ability to process information. One University of Toronto researcher has even found evidence that mental clutter may worsen age-related memory loss. Since most people can cite their digital inbox as a source of stress, starting there is a big step toward organizing your mind and your life. Plus, you can declutter it in just one hour by following these steps.

Between warm weather, days at the beach, and Fourth of July fireworks, there isn’t much about summer to complain about — unless you’re a chiropractor. Then, you might already be dreading it because summer is flip-flop season, and flip-flops have notoriously bad arch support that can undermine your patients’ health. Drs. Kat Mayes and Tess Graf, the sisters who own and run Quintessential Chiropractic, faced that exact problem at their clinic in Chesterfield, Virginia. “We have a lot of patients who are wearing flip-flops eight months out of the year. If it doesn't drop below 32 degrees, they’re in flip-flops. We’ve seen issues with shin muscles being overly tight, arches dropping, and patients having hip and ankle issues because there’s no stability,” Dr. Graf explains. By spring, bad shoes were everywhere. The sisters wanted to find a shoe they could recommend to patients and have them change into when they came in for appointments, but it was easier said than done. As Dr. Graf puts it, most brands on the market “don't support anything but their manufacturers’ wallets.” Things looked bleak until Dr. Graf discovered the Australian shoe brand Archies through a Facebook post. Their stylish, semiorthotic flip-flop design was created by a physical therapist.

1. Sweep away the junk.

Begin by going through your emails from oldest to newest and deleting anything you know you won’t need. When you see an email you want to delete, search to find others from that sender — it’s likely there are multiple you can trash right away.

2. Categorize necessary messages.

Create folders to organize the remaining emails. You might use a time-based system, like “First Quarter of 2020,” or descriptive names, like “Receipts” and “Current Projects.” Choose a system that works for your personal preferences.

3. Respond to urgent emails.

Have unanswered emails that can’t be filed away? Use the two-minute rule: Immediately respond to anything that will take less than two minutes to answer. For the ones that need more effort, put them on your to-do list and schedule a time on your calendar to respond.

4. Maintain a healthy email habit.

Now that your inbox is in a manageable state, develop habits to keep it that way. Check your inbox when you get to work and follow the steps above. Once a week, set aside a few minutes to sort through and organize anything you missed. The more time you devote to decluttering your email first thing, the more time you’ll have to accomplish bigger and more important goals.

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