A Simple Trick For Managing Your Inbox
21 Feb
I truly believe that the best way to manage your inbox is to be proactive. Instead of letting email pile up, I recommend “attacking” your inbox by creating a system in which you categorize every email you receive into one of many (when I say many, I mean a few) folders/labels.
The first step is to decide whether or not the email requires action. If the email is actionable, move it into one of two folders: “Today” or “This Week.” With that in mind, try to have an empty “Today” folder by the end of the day, and an empty “This Week” folder by the end of the week.
If an email does not require action, move that email into a general folder. This folder should be glanced at daily, and does not necessarily have to be empty at a certain date or time.
The above is just the beginning of being proactive with email. Every inbox is different and you may find a running theme within your received emails that will inspire you to create more folders. The key is to make sure that your inbox logic is consistent, and to stay lean with the amount of folders/labels you use.
