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Do you always respond to emails right away?
Or do you let them pile up?
Scheduling your outgoing messages is a great way to ensure your inbox doesn’t get the best of you.
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Learn more about the benefits of scheduling your emails here.
Set Clear Boundaries
Not everyone works what would be considered “normal” working hours.
This could be right before you dive in work in the morning or at lunchtime the following day.
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Email is a medium that hasn’t changed very much since its inception.
Some email clients attempt to reorder your inbox by perceived importance, but not everyone uses these features.
And some email clients still favor reverse-chronological inbox sorting.
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Remember to write your email with the time you expect it to be delivered in mind.
Remembering everything you had to say the following day after sleeping on a message can be difficult.
You may also find it easier to switch off again knowing you’ve dealt with the issue.
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After all, you won’t be fretting about every single thing you oughta do tomorrow.
Delay Sending to Make Changes
Some email responses take a bit more time and consideration than others.
Dealing with sensitive matters or important decisions can be a nerve-wracking process.
So taking time to ensure your response contains everything you want to say while remaining respectful is important.
you’ve got the option to make good use of an email scheduler in these circumstances too.
This is even useful for standard, run-of-the-mill work responses.
Fortunately, many services now include mail scheduling as part of their standard features.
Microsoft Outlook’s desktop app allows you toschedule an email using the “Delay Delivery” feature.
Gmail has had an unsend feature since 2015, andOutlook has a similar feature.
Apple alsointroduced the feature in iMessage.
