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Weekday unpluggingAn experiment in reclaiming my time @javaun

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The Plan• 30 days: no mobile use around family• Inbox zero & limited email checking at work• Find little ways to have fun at work

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Where to start?

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Away Message“Happy New Year! As part of a productivityexperiment, I will only be checking email latemorning and early afternoon. If you have anurgent matter, call me (gasp!) or walk over. ”

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WINS• 5th floor smelled delicious• Two desktop email checks• Listened to music• Didn’t use/miss iPhone @home• More attentive with kid• Overall: felt fabulous

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FAILS• Twitter, etc. are a risk• Bothered my cubemates more• Relapsed after bedtime• Game didn’t work out

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Other Ways to Kill Email• Unsubscribe of the Day• If an email is too long, ask for a summary• Remove work email from my phone• Templates to common answers

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Stuff you should readHow to do what you lovehttp://www.paulgraham.com/love.htmlHarper Reed Goes a Week w/o Internethttp://huff.to/U2GzD2GTD For Hackershttp://gtdfh.branchable.com/10 Resolutions Successful People Make & Keephttp://onforb.es/VquF85Inbox Zerohttp://inboxzero.com/articles/