Category Archives: Email

In Emergencies – Forget Email

I am working on a project in which almost everyone around me carries a Blackberry.  My observation as one of the few non-Blackberry users is that many have developed habits that thwart their productivity. One sad habit that has developed … Continue reading

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A Zero Inbox in Outlook or Gmail?

I just read a great post over at the Web Worker Daily Blog. It essentially has to do with Capturing in one’s inbox, and how using Outlook has lead to very different ways of maintaining a Zero Inbox than using … Continue reading

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Downloading Email — Caution!

A critical strategy in achieving the goal of a Zero-Inbox is to gain control over the flow of email into one’s Inbox.  This is accomplished by turning off the auto download feature, and scheduling times in the day to review … Continue reading

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Using Your Inbox as a List of To-Do’s

I came across the following quote which is taken from an article in the New York Times from June 26th entitled “E-Mail Etiquette for Public Figures.” I once read a popular book called “Getting Things Done” (you can read about … Continue reading

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When Will the Email Explosion End?

I recently realized that every single email user on the planet is heading towards a problem of the exact same kind.  We are all going to have the problem of email inboxes that challenge our time management skills, and threaten … Continue reading

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An Article on E-mail Etiquette

A humorous article from the New York Times of June 26th caught my eye for some interesting points that it made about handling emails. While the main point of the article was to deliver some email advice to someone who … Continue reading

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Tech Firms Combine to Combat Email Overwhelm

A most remarkable article in the June 14th New York Times entitled “Lost in E-Mail, Tech Firms Face Self-Made Beast” starts with the following quote: The onslaught of cellphone calls and e-mail and instant messages is fracturing attention spans and … Continue reading

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Cutting the Volume of Email

I picked up the following quote from a post in Tim Ferris’ blog: Jim — May 29, ’08 – 10:17 PM “Another effect of reading and replying to e-mail frequently is that you don’t allow others responses to build up. … Continue reading

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The Case Against the Zero Inbox

There are a couple of arguments floating around out that militate against the idea of a Zero Inbox. In my last post I gave the example of someone who has the problem of having thousands of unread emails. The first … Continue reading

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Making a Case for the Zero Inbox

In the recent argument between the time management gurus mentioned in my prior post, I came across an interesting articles that emphasized the need for a breakthrough in inbox management. First  off, let me start by saying that it’s not … Continue reading

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