5 tricks to keep email from running your life

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Sending and receiving work emails after hours can lead to burnout.

Feeling burned out on the job? Blame your overflowing inbox.

Dr. Douglas LaBier, director of the Center for Progressive Development, notes that non-stop work emails contribute to burnout and are often a symptom of a larger issue with workplace culture.

"The incessant emails are just one part of an overall culture of many organizations that reflect psychologically unhealthy management practices - those that fail to practice openness; that don't support ongoing learning and development of skills, capacities, or creative innovation; that don't provide a sense of connection with or impact upon the company's product or service via one's own role or contribution."

The result is work burnout, which leads to anger, stress, reduced motivation, and depression.

If you feel besieged by a barrage of work emails, these experts have some suggestions on how to beat the burnout.