I don't need 'luck' (is there such a thing?)... I need 'smarts'! :-)
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--- In MyLinkedinPowerForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Allen"
<scott@...> wrote:
>
> Mariam wrote:
>
> > Any suggestions dealing with tons of email?
>
>
>
> 1. Read Chapter 14 of The Virtual Handshake,
entitled "Managing the
> Email Deluge" (free download at
> www.TheVirtualHandshake.com/free-book-download)
>
> 2. Then read
> <http://www.fastcompany.com/resources/networking/teten-allen/making-
online-g
> roups-bulk-email-work-102907.html> Making Online Groups and Bulk
Email Work
> for You
>
> 3. Then check out 43 Folders' "Inbox Zero" project:
> http://www.43folders.com/izero
>
>
>
> A couple of general tips, in specific response to some of the
things you
> mentioned:
>
> 1. Organize around action, not like a conventional filing
system. Get
> rid of those company folders - then there's no issue about where to
put the
> no-company folks. ;-) Chapter 14 of the The Virtual Handshake
describes
> this in great detail, including a look at how my email folders are
> organized.
>
> 2. The maximum number of folders you want is about 25. This
is about
> the number that you can have all open and they still fit on the
screen. This
> makes sure that you can file every message with a single mouse
motion.
>
> 3. Get everything out of your inbox. That will take you a
while to do,
> but the inbox is just that. an IN-box. At least once a day, you
should be
> processing all your new arrivals into one of several handling
buckets (or
> filing it as handled).
>
>
>
> Good luck!
>
>
>
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