1) Empty your in-box every day.
Emptying your in-box every day is the most important step you can take to manage your e-mail more effectively. Time management gurus encourage their students to handle a piece of paper as little as possible, preferably only once. The same goal applies to e-mail as well.
When you recieve an e-mail, take one of the following actions:
- Delete.
- Read and delete.
- Read, take action, then delete.
- Read and file for future reference.
- Read, take action, then file.
- File in a "Needs action" file.
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2) Read your e-mail at specific times of the day.
Don't allow yourself to be interrupted by the arrival of a new e-mail. |