11 Exercises for Your Email Inbox
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Now that you’ve deleted useless emails and unsubscribed from pointless lists, it’s time to focus on your inbox. This is email command central. If you can’t tame it, you’re sunk.
Unfortunately, you can’t just whip your inbox into shape and have it stay that way. You need to create the proper habits. It’s time for your inbox to get exercising!
1. Wait to check it. Don’t open the inbox when you first walk …
Eliminate Email Newsletters - Unsubscribe or RSS
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In yesterday’s post, we talked about deleting useless emails. Today’s continuation of the Email Checkup series focuses on email subscriptions. They plague your inbox. But should they?
Unsubscribe, really
It probably took you a long time to subscribe to dozens of email newsletters and alerting services. But it will be quick to unsubscribe. Just click the little link at the bottom of each email.
Unsubscribe from those emails and see what happens. Your inbox will be cleaner. Will you miss …
Emails You Should Delete NOW
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If you’re not suffering from email overload, you must not have an email account. Pat yourself on the back, leave the library computer you’re reading this on, and go oil your typewriter.
For everyone else, I’m ending 2007 with a new series on managing email overflow. Close your email and pay attention. I guarantee these tips will help you start 2008 with a cleaner inbox.
Find the delete key
Do you remember the days when you got an email or two per day? I’ll bet you saved every …
Top 10 Must-Join Websites of 2007
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None.
That’s right: there isn’t a single site you MUST join this year.
A year in review
2007 saw millions of new websites launched. Thousands of them made major splashes even in old media formats like television and newspapers.
And you received hundreds (maybe thousands?) of email invitations to join these websites. Everyone’s doing it! Don’t you love the peer pressure?!
But did you succumb? Did you accept every invitation?
Turn them down!
If you value productivity and actually being able to live your life, turn down those countless email invites. Don’t …
Make a Good Name for Yourself at Work
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Whether you’re working in a mega law firm or a tiny non-profit office, you need to have a positive image among your coworkers. If you’re known as the lazy butt or the slob, your career won’t go far. But if you follow these tips, your public image will shine.
Clean your desk - How can you be productive with mounds of papers all over your desk? Your coworkers will wonder the same thing. And if they give you something important, will it get lost in the shuffle? Keeping …
Zen to Done - Productivity at its Simplest
Are you overwhelmed by projects, tasks, and deadlines? But is GTD too complex and confusing for you? It’s time you went for a simple productivity system: Zen to Done (ZTD).
Written by Leo Babauta of the popular Zen Habits site, Zen to Done focuses on a core set of productive habits. At its simplest, ZTD is only 4 habits that you implement in your daily life. To become a productivity master, advance to 10 habits. You’ll then truly achieve zenful productivity in all areas of …
Pay Yourself to Get Things Done
Do you ever have problems getting motivated? I sure do.
Why not reward yourself when you get things done? By “reward,” I mean money. Pay yourself to get things done.
My problem
I’m trying to ride my bike more. But it’s hard to get motivated to ride. The irony is that I like riding.
So when I was on my ride this evening, I came up with this “pay myself” idea. I’ll reward myself for riding my bicycle. I think it will help get me motivated.
The bike payment plan
The …
Dymo LabelManager Review - GTD Heaven
A few weeks ago, I read Brett Kelly’s post about a labeler he had just received for review. Being the GTD and tech geek that I am, I checked it out and posted a comment that I was envious of his new toy.
Lo and behold, the great folks at CableOrganizer.com decided to send me a labeler!! It’s amazing what a simple blog comment can do these days.
Now I’m the proud owner of a Dymo LabelManager 450. And you get to learn about all its cool features!
Basics
This isn’t your …
Links - Hyperlinks in Legal Writing, Time Versus Money
Here’s a couple tidbits to share with you on a Saturday afternoon.
Australian lawyer Stephen Warne posted a nice piece using hyperlinks in your legal documents. It’s rudimentary for experienced Word users, but a nice reminder for all of us. Found via Raymond Ward.
Mark Shead is asking some good questions about time versus money in his latest article: Being More Productive vs. Reducing Expenses. Instead of solely focusing on productivity to earn more money, think about reducing expenses. It’s a nice …
My Killer GTD Setup, in Progress
Bar review is stealing my life! Consequently, I’m really late in responding to GTD Marvelz’s killer GTD setup meme. He tagged me with this great project, so here’s my humble contribution. He’s keeping a running list of other killer GTD setups.
The main tool
Every GTD system needs a place to hold lists, actions, contexts, projects, etc. This is the main tool in any GTD setup.
I’ve used and abandoned a number of tools, both on and offline. Currently, I’m …
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