One touch email

One touch email

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...
Unroll.me

Unroll.me

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...
Using email

Using email

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...
Ditch subjects for deadlines

Ditch subjects for deadlines

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...