email obsessed, again

My school email won’t let me in, which is probably for the best. I have been checking my email way too often the past couple of weeks. I tend to become obsessed with email when I am in avoidance mode. Generally, I don’t check email until after I’ve accomplished my #1 MIT for the day (the exception being that during the semester, I will often check my email—just skimming the senders and subject lines of what’s in my inbox—first thing when I wake up to see if there is anything that needs to be dealt with before I get to work). So, what am I going to do about my out of control email obsession?

1. Not turn on my computer until after my #1 MIT is completed, unless I need the computer for the #1 MIT.
2. If I can accomplish anything I need to do during the day at the library, go to the library without my computer.
3. Turn off computer before dinner and don’t turn it on again until after Lily is asleep.

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