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How to zero a cluttered inbox in 30mins or less.
by Buckets.cc
Step 1: Kill
But I’m not dead yet!
Kill = Archive
all emails older than 60 days
all social media updates and newsletters
any email with NO ACTION associated with it
ask, “So What?” to all of your emails
Be This Guy -->Your Emails Are Punks
Types of Actions
Do respond or begin requested action
Delegate give action to someone else
Defer put it in your calendar
Delay re-negotiate timeline of action
DELETE if there is NO ACTION
Step 2: Filter
Emails that are consistently all noise, NO ACTION
unimportant office memos
re:re:re ‘Obama’s Gonna Take Your Guns’
messages the evoke, “ugh, this again?”
Filter to ‘Skip Inbox’No Hobos On Your Train To Action-ville
Filter Step 1
Filter Step 2
Filter Step 3
3. Sort What’s Left
Actions Go In 3 Different Folders
Recent (2 days)
Not Terrible (5 days)
Forgive Me (5-60 days)
Sort With Labels
Nest Labels To Look Like This
Drag Action Emails Into Folders
Repeat Until...
Inbox Zero
Then...the hard part
Doing The Work
Work Systematically. . .
Prioritize and Take Action
Start with recent
End with 5-60 days old
Tip: Ask if they still need whatever the email requested
Don’t Let It Happen Again
Create Canned Responses For Common Emails
Respond With Shorter Messages
Update Your Filters
Check Your Email Less
(if you wait to look, stuff takes care of itself)
Direct Your Action With Calendars and To-Do Lists... Not By Looking At Your Inbox
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