by Somuchbetter | Apr 3, 2018 | Email, Favourite Experiment, Prioritise
How many times do you check emails in a day? Often it’s just a glance, to see what’s in there but not do anything about it. A great time saver I learned from a friend is the ‘One Touch Email’ approach. The idea is to touch each email once which...
by Somuchbetter | Apr 3, 2018 | Email, Favourite Tool, Get Organised, Prioritise
How many mailing lists do you subscribe to? Probably more than you realise adding to an already busy inbox. Some are helpful, many less so. Unsubscribing takes time and often doesn’t work. Enter Unroll.me a nifty tool that allows you to unsubscribe from unwanted...
by Somuchbetter | Apr 3, 2018 | Email, Favourite Read
I’m so glad I stumbled upon this article by Derek Hadley on LinkedIn for its forward thinking angle on how we use email. It reminded me that we should be making email work for us, not the other way round. The main highlights for me were: Constant attention to...
by Somuchbetter | Mar 1, 2018 | Email, Favourite Experiment, Prioritise
Inspired by Zac Hanlon’s piece on deadline-driven email folders I gave it a try. Each time I process my inbox I decide what I’ll actually Do – more than a 2 minute reply goes into a folder. I make time to process what’s in the folders –...
by Somuchbetter | Mar 1, 2018 | Email, Favourite Read, Prioritise
Sort emails in folders? This Fast Company article will be an eye opener. It suggests only five email folders for any inbox. The big distinction is ditching subjects (e-folders usually titled by subject) for deadlines i.e. when you plan to process the email. Simple but...
by Somuchbetter | Mar 1, 2018 | Email, Energise, Favourite Read, Rest
French workers, in businesses with 50 or more employees, can now legally ignore work email after hours. Great news for wellbeing. The question is, do we need a law to get the benefits of an email hiatus? Or is it possible to be disciplined enough to create or own...