Unsubscribe
How to Kill Email Anxiety, Avoid Distractions, and Get Real Work Done
Published on 4. October 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-61039-729-2 (ISBN)
Description
A modern, no-nonsense guide to getting rid of email anxiety, reclaiming your productivity, and spending more time on the work that matters.Let's face it: Email is killing our productivity. The average person checks their email 11 times per hour, processes 122 messages a day, and spends 28 percent of their total workweek managing their inbox. What was once a powerful and essential tool for doing our daily work has become a near-constant source of frustration, anxiety, and distraction from our work.In Unsubscribe , Jocelyn K. Glei will show you how to tame your inbox, reclaim your productivity, and rediscover your creativity with tips on how to: Break free from email addiction by understanding the psychology of reciprocity, completion bias, and the asker's advantage. Learn how to email smarter, faster, and less by prioritizing based on what really matters,your goals, your agenda, your people. Master the art of crafting emails that get people to pay attention, take action, and like you as a human! Jumpstart your email messages with word-for-word scripts for everything from getting clients to pay you to negotiating fees to delivering criticism. Develop daily routines and boundaries that minimize your time on email and free up your energy for more meaningful work.With illustrations, activities, and checklists, Unsubscribe makes learning how to become a zen master of email simple and,dare we say,fun. Are you ready to unsubscribe from inbox overwhelm?
Reviews / Votes
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15.0px} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Insights from Unsubscribe have been featured on NPR, Fast Company, BuzzFeed, Harvard Business Review, The Guardian and other outlets including: "Office productivity may be a dorky subject, but Glei is dusting off the cobwebs. If one of your resolutions is to finally get on top of your inbox, the 'email whisperer' can help." --The Sunday Times "Email - it's a good servant but a bad master. Packed with insights, practical strategies, and engaging illustrations, Unsubscribe is an invaluable resource for making great use of email." --Gretchen Rubin // Bestselling author, Better Than Before "This is a vitally important book, an urgent call for reason that can transform the way you spend hours every day." --Seth Godin // Entrepreneur & Bestselling author "Unsubscribe is an unfailingly smart, funny and down-to-earth guide to mastering email so that it no longer masters us." --Oliver Burkeman // Guardian columnist & author "Before you declare email bankruptcy, read Unsubscribe!" --Simon Sinek // Bestselling author, Start With Why "Unsubscribe is full of good advice." --Shane Parrish // Founder, Farnam Street "I highly recommend Unsubscribe. Lots of simple, actionable tips for anyone who uses email (which is everyone reading this)." --Jeff Sheldon // Founder, Ugmonk "I started reading Jocelyn's new book over lunch and didn't want to put it down." --Tina Essmaker // Editor-in-Chief, The Great Discontent "Unsubscribe has completely changed the way I work." --Dan Mall // Founder, SuperFriendlyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 177 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
375 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61039-729-2 (9781610397292)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
10/2016
PublicAffairs
€7.99
Available for download
Person
Jocelyn K. Glei is the founding editor of Behance's 99U and the bestselling author and editor of three books: Manage Your Day-to-Day, Maximize Your Potential, and Make Your Mark. Collectively these three books make up the 99U book series, which offers pragmatic, actionable advice for creatives on managing their time, their careers, and their businesses. In the two years since it launched, the series has sold over 250,000 copies. Glei has spearheaded editorial for the award winning 99u.com website, which won two Webby Awards for "Best Cultural Blog" and built a rabid fan base of creatives, entrepreneurs, and productivity geeks. She also led the curation of the popular 99U Conference, which draws over 1,000 creatives from all over the world to Lincoln centre each year, and has presented talks from an incredible crop of creatives, including Brene Brown, Jonathan Adler, Gretchen Rubin, and many more.