Practice This

  I removed all email notifications in my Outlook. It keeps me from being distracted when new email arrives. I am human being and I cannot suppress the basic instinct of curiosity to check what is in the Inbox when I get notified about new email. When email notifications are off, there is a better chance I will keep my work in focused uninterrupted way. Low context switching, less warm-ups, better results in less time.

To disable email notifications in MS Outlook 2007:

• Tools -> Options…
• In Preferences tab hit “E-mail Options…” button.
• Hit “Advanced E-mail Options…”.
• Clear all options in “When new items arrive in my Inbox” as show in the picture above.