Comments on: How to Get Ready for the Work Week http://artofgreatthings.com/2009/08/how-to-get-ready-for-the-work-week/ Better Ways to Live, Work, and Change the World Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:27:59 -0500 hourly 1 By: 5 Tips for a Great Monday Morning | Beyond Freelancing http://artofgreatthings.com/2009/08/how-to-get-ready-for-the-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-48 5 Tips for a Great Monday Morning | Beyond Freelancing Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:02:56 +0000 http://beyondfreelancing.com/?p=275#comment-48 [...] ahead. As much as you hate working on the weekends, doing just a little planning ahead of time can make your Mondays much better. This can be as simple as getting a full night’s sleep [...] [...] ahead. As much as you hate working on the weekends, doing just a little planning ahead of time can make your Mondays much better. This can be as simple as getting a full night’s sleep [...]

]]> By: Tina Ho http://artofgreatthings.com/2009/08/how-to-get-ready-for-the-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Tina Ho Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:00:01 +0000 http://beyondfreelancing.com/?p=275#comment-47 My coworkers always tease me for being a workaholic and constantly checking email on my crackberry, even during my weekends. But I find that this simple step makes me just that much more productive than them.<br><br>Working in a newsroom, I usually get over 200 emails a day. Constantly checking means I don't go back to work with 500+ emails to go through. It also keeps me informed about the changes and discussions that took place while I was gone. That way, no matter how lazy I feel on my Mondays, I'm still on top of everything.<br><br>And the best part is, I don't have hundreds of unread emails constantly clogging up my inbox. Most of my coworkers do, and it's never more obvious than when they express confusion over something already discussed or when they can't find the emails they need.<br><br>As much as I hate thinking about work during my weekends, the small act of checking emails really pay off. My coworkers always tease me for being a workaholic and constantly checking email on my crackberry, even during my weekends. But I find that this simple step makes me just that much more productive than them.

Working in a newsroom, I usually get over 200 emails a day. Constantly checking means I don't go back to work with 500+ emails to go through. It also keeps me informed about the changes and discussions that took place while I was gone. That way, no matter how lazy I feel on my Mondays, I'm still on top of everything.

And the best part is, I don't have hundreds of unread emails constantly clogging up my inbox. Most of my coworkers do, and it's never more obvious than when they express confusion over something already discussed or when they can't find the emails they need.

As much as I hate thinking about work during my weekends, the small act of checking emails really pay off.

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