Procrastinating on Emails: Why Do I Leave Messages Unanswered for Days?

Procrastinating on emails is rarely about time. The reply commits you to a decision, a no or an admission. How to spot it and start with one line.…

By imprUvement (@impruvement.bsky.social)
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Easy emails ask you for information. The ones you avoid ask you to take a position that someone will read, keep and answer. That's why your procrastination is selective, not general.

I sort these messages into three types. A decision: a supplier asks whether you'll accept the new price. A refusal: a client wants a discount you don't want to give. An admission: you promised the figures for Monday and they aren't ready.

Each one takes two minutes to type. What it costs you is the commitment inside it. Your complex project feels lighter because nobody reads your thinking before it's finished. Your email gets read the moment you press send.

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