Oh what a distracted web we weave…when we sign up for every newsletter!
I’ve been so guilty of this lately. I got into this horrid mindset that I didn’t want to miss anything. Can’t miss out on the latest and greatest so-and-so released. YES, I CAN!
This isn’t close to the first time I’ve had to do major inbox weeding. I won’t kid myself that it will be the last. The realization always hits when I take time away from the computer. When checking emails after a couple of days and there are hundreds to sort through. Out of all of them I may possibly want to glance at 20-30. Out of those 20-30 (depending on any launches or projects I have going) I may actually need to respond to 10.
I just had to sign up for these lists to stay in the know. Yet, I find myself not opening them. Ding, ding, it’s unsubscribe time. Especially right now as I streamline a ton and vow not to spend more. If I don’t get the email with the new product or service then I’m not tempted to buy it. Temptation gone.
Now here’s the kicker. If a product launched and I will really benefit from it, then odds are it will be there a few months down the road as well. The price may not be introductory low anymore, but I’m not afraid to send an email and ask about any specials they may have. By waiting I’m also in a position to pay that higher price and not worry about it. I’ll be ready to use the product or service immediately and not have it sit on my computer as well. Many times I’ll find that I don’t actually need the product I thought I had to have. So waiting a few months can save me wasted money as well. If the product is as great as the emails would have claimed, then I’ll hear about it from my networking groups and won’t have to worry about not being on the newsletter list.
The inbox took a drastic hit on Sunday and I hope all the lists will be ok without me. lol I may be back if I miss the contact or you just might entice me to sign up again. But taking the time to delete so many unopened emails each day is a mental drag. It doesn’t matter that it only takes a minute to go through them all. It stinks to check emails and have to many that are a waste of time. I’m not done getting rid of lists by any means. But over the next month I will click the unsubscribe link on many emails instead of just deleting them.
Now to focus on checking my email only a few times a day. This will be a much more difficult task. lol
