Sprout Nonprofit | the podcast for small shop nonprofits · Rachel Bearbower

67 | The 4 Rules of Inbox Management

·18 min·1 clip
Rachel describes how her body would vibrate with her phone, leading to the terrifying but essential rule to turn off all email notifications.
Host Rachel Baerbauer presents four practical rules to help small nonprofit leaders reclaim control from their email inboxes. She argues that email creates false urgency and distracts from mission-critical work, then offers actionable strategies like checking email only 2-3 times daily and turning off all notifications to reduce anxiety and improve focus.
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