Recently, I stopped putting up notifications of emails on my phone and desktops and suddenly I realized that my productivity went up. The constant reminder that

Recently, I stopped putting up notifications of emails on my phone and desktops and suddenly I realized that my productivity went up. The constant reminder that an email is waiting for you that you need to attend is annoying. If I want to IM, I'll use IM. People rarely need immediate feedback, they can call you or IM if needed. I just check my emails when needed. It's still far more frequently than perhaps a lot of people, but it's on my own time.