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How I kicked my email compulsion

I’ve been checking my personal emails 3 times a day or less for the last 2 months, and it’s had a noticeable effect on my mood, happiness and self-esteem.

Your compulsion of choice might be Twitter, Instagram, or Reddit. Whatever it is, you might be a bit happier if you used it a bit less, so here are the habits and thought patterns that helped me with my emails.

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Between 2013 and a few months ago, I had an email-hungry gorilla on my back. She was always demanding to know whether any long-lost friends, reporters (it happened once, it could happen again), or well-wishers had gotten in touch during the last few minutes. I also had a vague and mounting sense of wanting to check my emails less. Every time I did open my inbox I felt like I had failed at something, and had given in to my cravings and my gorilla. Whenever I even considered checking my emails I felt a duty to try to resist. Then I either spent some willpower, which we’re assuming is a finite resource, or gave in and felt like a gross loser.How I kicked my email compulsion{:target=”_blank”}

I can relate to this on a number of levels. I once got an email from the design/HR team at Apple and since then, deep down inside, I’m expecting something similar to happen again. Also, I feel ashamed when I sometimes check my email on my phone and before it moves into “Checking email…”, I have time to read “Last updated: 4 mins ago”.

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Europe’s tough new data-protection lawApril 12, 2018

The Real Technology ProblemApril 11, 2018

Whose risk?April 09, 2018

Why Small Teams WinApril 09, 2018

Phone BoredApril 09, 2018

Karim RashidApril 09, 2018

Creative Class is openApril 09, 2018

Dieter RamsApril 03, 2018

Being cash-free puts us at risk of attack: Swedes turn against cashlessnessApril 03, 2018

What’s a ‘User Experience’ Anyways?April 02, 2018

Bleeding OutMarch 29, 2018

Fake News is spamMarch 29, 2018

Don't use the F word (freelancer)March 27, 2018

Conversational DesignMarch 27, 2018

DropboxMarch 27, 2018

How Tech Giants Design For Transgender Users–Or Don’tMarch 27, 2018

Everyone Is Going Through SomethingMarch 23, 2018

It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at WorkMarch 23, 2018

Flight Crews Don’t Decide Where To FlyMarch 21, 2018

New Tools Don’t Always Equal ProductivityMarch 20, 2018

Bye bye FacebookMarch 19, 2018

CubaMarch 19, 2018

The seat at the tableMarch 19, 2018

Why Can Everyone Spot Fake News But YouTube, Facebook And Google?March 19, 2018

Why I hate your fake redesignMarch 16, 2018

Your competitors don’t matterMarch 15, 2018

Diversity in the design industryMarch 15, 2018

GivenchyMarch 15, 2018

Apple’s "Sound on the Go" StrategyMarch 13, 2018

The Most Important Design Skill For An AI-Dominated WorldMarch 12, 2018

Love letters to treesMarch 11, 2018

Amazon has a fix for Alexa’s creepy laughsMarch 09, 2018

You have to make sure that you’re focused on the thing that matters.March 06, 2018

Voice Input is the Next Big Thing - Or is It?March 04, 2018

Pricing PhilisophyFebruary 28, 2018

SpecializeFebruary 28, 2018

AMP for email is a terrible ideaFebruary 27, 2018

Is this Finnish school the perfect design?February 26, 2018

The #1 reason Facebook won’t ever changeFebruary 25, 2018

A Year of Learning and Leading UX at GoogleFebruary 22, 2018

C.A.R.E - A simple framework for user onboardingFebruary 22, 2018

A better user experience...or?February 19, 2018

Inside Facebook´s Hellish Two YearsFebruary 19, 2018

Everything Easy is Hard AgainFebruary 11, 2018

Reflections on working on an iPadFebruary 11, 2018

PersonasFebruary 11, 2018

How to succeed at freelancingFebruary 06, 2018

The iPhone X is Apple’s underrated masterpieceFebruary 02, 2018

Make me thinkFebruary 01, 2018

The Future of RetailJanuary 22, 2018

No Cutting Corners on the iPhone XJanuary 22, 2018

Hawaii Missile AlertJanuary 15, 2018

2017 reviewJanuary 08, 2018

Has Apple lost its design mojo?January 05, 2018

Why Design Systems failJanuary 05, 2018

What You BuildJanuary 05, 2018

Cindy Gallop - The Most Provocative Woman in the WorldJanuary 05, 2018

Measure your worth, know your motivationsDecember 12, 2017

The secret formula for great user experiencesNovember 27, 2017

Enjoyable UX vs. Usable UXNovember 14, 2017

Checkout for WinnersNovember 10, 2017

Living a Testing CultureNovember 10, 2017

What do you do?October 31, 2017

Calling bullshit on ‘Apple is really bad at design’October 16, 2017

Creative ClassOctober 07, 2017

Tobias Ahlin: Where´d all the feelings go?October 03, 2017

UX-writer: A New term, a Big NeedOctober 03, 2017

How To Predict Your FutureSeptember 25, 2017

Stop Saying E-mail is BrokenSeptember 25, 2017

Carpe Diem UX-designersSeptember 11, 2017

What´s Good Design?September 04, 2017

Chasing GrowthAugust 29, 2017

GithubAugust 28, 2017

MediumAugust 25, 2017

Are Your Customers Flowers or Plants?August 21, 2017

What Would Augment Reality?August 16, 2017

A RedesignAugust 15, 2017

The One Ingredient All Great User Experiences ShareAugust 09, 2017

Being Freelance Podcast: Episode 100July 14, 2017

Design quotesJuly 10, 2017

EnoughJuly 07, 2017

True fans or just followers?July 05, 2017

Why?July 04, 2017

Groundwork for Creating Great User ExperiencesJune 30, 2017

4 Reasons Why Your Body Text Should be BiggerJune 30, 2017

No Share Buttons on Mobile SitesJune 30, 2017

ARKitJune 30, 2017

The Why before the WhyJune 30, 2017

Now that Apple is talking about AR and VR, should we be too?June 26, 2017

Think like an artist to create better designsJune 20, 2017

Investing in businesses and productsJune 13, 2017

10 Reasons Why All Designers Should Start Writing MoreJune 08, 2017

Become a better UX-designer with these three wordsJune 08, 2017

Vox Media Accessibility GuidelinesJune 06, 2017

Writing for UX: some practical tipsJune 05, 2017

The future of the UX-DesignerMay 30, 2017

How to attract top recruiting talentMay 28, 2017

Why Designers Need to WriteMay 25, 2017

You are the Alfred to BatmanMay 22, 2017

How better onboarding cut our drop-off rate dramaticallyMay 22, 2017

Understanding Great User ExperiencesMay 17, 2017

New isn’t always better, but it makes the old feel worseApril 05, 2017

Designing for MobileMarch 28, 2017

The Possibilities of Automated Personalized ContentMarch 20, 2017

Atomic Design: where science and design collideMarch 13, 2017

Is Less More?March 06, 2017

Designing for AccessibilityFebruary 21, 2017

Why Simple is HardFebruary 07, 2017

Becoming a Better DesignerJanuary 19, 2017

Without Struggle, There Isn’t SuccessJanuary 05, 2017

Email Marketing: High Returns, Low InvestmentDecember 10, 2016

Apple is User Hostile… Or is it?November 28, 2016

Pricing It PerfectlyNovember 22, 2016

Habits: Small Actions can have Big ResultsOctober 31, 2016

Product or Sales? Chicken or Egg?October 11, 2016

Failure, Reflect, RenewSeptember 28, 2016

From Idea to Market: Launching a ProductSeptember 12, 2016

What do Conversions Mean to You?August 23, 2016

User Experiences that Matter 2:nd EditionAugust 09, 2016

5Things Football can Teach Us About Building ProductsJuly 11, 2016

Trusting Your GutJune 27, 2016

What are Bots and Why are They Important?June 10, 2016

Change is Quick, Results Take TimeMay 30, 2016

Making Promises Your Clients Will FeelMay 17, 2016

Designing with Emotions in MindApril 30, 2016

UX Design as a Problem SolverApril 18, 2016

The Life of a Freelancer Shouldn’t be a Lonely OneApril 11, 2016

The Secret Feature that Everyone Knows AboutApril 04, 2016

No One Really Knows What They Want AnywayMarch 21, 2016

Built to lastMarch 07, 2016

Be the Butcher not the SupermarketFebruary 22, 2016

The Interactive Car DashboardFebruary 09, 2016

Simplicity – Be Your Own MVPJanuary 25, 2016

Why User Experiences MatterJanuary 12, 2016

An Eye on the FutureDecember 16, 2015

The Fundamentals of Good UXDecember 07, 2015

What is a Great User Experience?November 17, 2015

The Extra Effort for Great UXNovember 03, 2015

Everyone is a UX-designer and Why I Hate the TermOctober 19, 2015

Coming soon: User Experiences that Matter e-bookOctober 06, 2015

Increase conversions by removing social sharing buttonsSeptember 21, 2015

Time vs. Attention: Which is More Valuable?September 21, 2015

Growing Relationships by Understanding ValuesSeptember 03, 2015

UX is Much More than SoftwareAugust 24, 2015

Hey Siri, what’s the future of user interfaces?August 11, 2015

Understanding Pain Dream FixJuly 28, 2015

I am Professional Because I am PersonalJuly 13, 2015

MVP: Is Your Product Really Minimum AND Viable?June 30, 2015

How designers can earn a seat at the tableJune 26, 2015

The days are long but the decades are shortJune 23, 2015

GrowthJune 16, 2015

Working with UX-designers and getting results!June 16, 2015

What is the cost of sharing?June 03, 2015

The path of a successful appJune 02, 2015

Freelancer for Life: 5 Reasons Why This WorksMay 12, 2015

Working with meMay 05, 2015

Planners and UX-DesignersApril 23, 2015

Kudos: Social Media frameworkApril 14, 2015

Understanding UI DesignApril 14, 2015

UX Design explainedApril 14, 2015

Look and Feel and FeelApril 13, 2015

Great user experienceApril 09, 2015

Naming your iconsApril 07, 2015

Golden Krishna on Our Job as DesignersApril 07, 2015

ConversationsNovember 13, 2014

Cost, pricing and perceived valueApril 09, 2013

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