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Are you one of more than 60% of EAs that feel they are overwhelmed by

The feedback from this year’s Executive PA Summits highlights the stress and frustration that is involved in keeping up with all the email and workload EAs handle daily. Much of this stress comes from trying to keep track of all the ‘unfinished business’ and ‘open loops’ sitting in the inbox, and re-reading them day after day.

As David Allen, leading American productivity consultant and famous for his Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology says, we will “invariably experience greater relaxation, better focus and increased productive energy when we learn to effectively control these ‘open loops’ of our lives.”

Whenever you read an email, however briefly, it opens up a mental file and is being tracked by the less-than-conscious part of your mind. And with dozens or even hundreds of these subconscious ‘open loops’, it uses up a lot of RAM (random access memory), making it harder to focus, think clearly and feel organised.

As Allen says, the reason your mind won’t let these things go is because . . . click here to read more