Summary
While we stress over the big things, often it's the little things that can ruin our lives. Keeping the little things under control, like email, can remove a great deal of stress from our lives.
Sanity Savers
Often, it's the little things that can make or break our work day
Although we worry about the big issues, like meeting a project deadline or getting a software upgrade right, more often it's the little things that wear us down, like being overloaded with email, endless meetings that serve no purpose, conference calls that never reach a conclusion, dysfunctional project teams.....do I need to say more?
We spend most of our work day on these small items and getting these right can add up to a lot of time and effort saved for the more important things. Sanity savers is a collection of tips for how to get these things right and save yourself a great deal of hassle and headaches.
Let's start with the two biggest headaches - email overload and ineffective meetings.