I only checked email twice a day

Published about 17 hours ago • 2 min read

November 14, 2026

Reader,

When I was a principal, I only checked email at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. I told my teachers that.

So when a teacher stopped me in the hall and asked, "Did you get my email?", I'd say, "Not yet. I don't check until two. Can we take care of it right now?"

Usually we could. And they'd say, "Oh, just ignore the email."

One small, specific change. It was a much better way to work than sitting in my inbox all day.

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Jethro

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Jethro Jones

Transformative Principal

Education and leadership nerd, and founder of Transformative Principal. You might know me from my latest books, How to be a Transformative Principal and SchoolX, and the longest running ed leadership podcast, Transformative Principal.

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