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How to avoid email overload
How to organize your inbox
How to write effective emails
Marking Emails Unread
Trying to locate an email you want to respond to can be very time-consuming.
Mark the email you want to respond to later as "unread." It is easier to find between all your other messages.
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Email Applications
Use a smart app to manage your email messages.
Set up filters that segment messages as they arrive. Each time you log in, check the important folder right away and give these emails priority.
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Acknowledge Receipt
An acknowledgment of receipt will lower emails because fewer people will hound you for a response.
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Organize your inbox
Even though email messaging has provided us with better communication, we have a hard time managing every message that enters our inbox.
Finding better ways to organize your inbox will benefit your productivity.
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Get Some Help
Hire someone to organize your inbox.
This person will be responsible for cleaning up your inbox, forwarding very important emails, removing spam, and even replying.
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Stick to a Routine
Getting out of the habit of checking email frequently can be tough.
Check and respond to emails twice a day at a specific time. The rest of the day you can be dedicated to your work and not lose focus because of incoming messages.
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Subject Line Emails
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Receive Fewer Emails
- Unsubscribe: from anything you don’t need, such as newsletters, groups, mailing lists, and notifications.
- Send fewer emails: to get less email, send less.
- Be succinct: Reply to every email in three sentences or less
- Respond with statement...
Understand the Different Types of Emails
All your emails fit into one of the following 6 categories:
- Respond today: reply immediately if urgent, at the end of the workday if important
- Respond later: schedule time in the calendar in the future to reply
- Optional response: no need to respond,...
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