Google Email - Keeping the Inbox at (or near) ZERO
Email is a great way to communicate...but it can consume your time if processes are not in place to control it. It can also quickly become overwhelming, a place items get missed because of the sheer number in the Inbox. Here are three of my personal processes for managing email - how I keep my Inbox at (or near) to ZERO. All of these techniques are easy for even a beginning Google Mail user. 1. The OHIO Principle - Only Handle It Once Before implementing this, I cannot tell you the number of emails that I would open and read five, six, ten or more times. Each time I opened it, that was time used. Make a commitment to only handle each email ONE time, and prioritize it with an action right then. For me, I answer it, make a calendar event so I have scheduled time to deal with it, or archive it the first time I read it. Others use the starring system in addition to these. Whatever your process, have a set one to get it all OUT of the inbox. 2. Sche...