Email Management

[eslerj at gmail.com (Joel Esler)]

Inbox Zero --

The trick for Inbox zero is just that.  Get everything out of the  
inbox.  If you are leaving stuff in the inbox, figure out why.

Am I leaving it here because I need to remember to do something?  Oh  
okay, Make a ToDo (or flag it), and file the email.
Am I leaving it here because I need to remember to reply?  Oh okay,  
Make a ToDo (or flag it), and file the email.
Am I leaving it here because I need it to remind me of something?  Oh  
Okay, take a note in Evernote (or Notes, or OneNote, whatever your  
noting program is, I recommend Evernote -- Then file the email.

Get it out of your inbox.

J

On Jan 6, 2009, at 5:30 AM, Brian Seel allegedly wrote:

> Thanks alot for the tips. I have been doing inbox zero for about a  
> year now, but somehow there always seems to still be a bunch of crap  
> in my inbox all the time. I will have to get better i guess.
>
> Other than that, read GTD, manage my time and get a place a long way  
> from work. ;) Thanks guys!
>
> On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 12:43, Neils Christoffersen <neils.christoffersen at gmail.com 
> > wrote:
> I will third the recommendation that you implement Inbox Zero.
> Combined with full text indexing (gmail/outlook 07), it let's me
> process 100 messages/day plus mailing lists.
>
> For time/project/task management look at Getting Things Done by  
> David Allen.
>
> Time Management for System Administrators (Oreilly) has some good
> ideas if you're in an office environment. I use the idea of blocking
> off time when a coworker takes calls/emergency tasks. So, I have a
> couple uninterrupted hours during the day, and then return the favor.
>
> Good luck.
>
>
>
> On 1/5/09, Brian Seel <brian.seel at gmail.com> wrote:
> > As a recent college graduate who is wide eyed and ready to get out  
> into the
> > big world and revolutionize everything (atleast, thats what I  
> think now), I
> > have noticed that one of the biggest problems that many security  
> people have
> > is email. While my experience is limited to a handful of  
> internships and my
> > interactions with people I am interviewing with, it seems like  
> everyone has
> > way too much email and it takes away from their ability to do  
> their job.
> > So do you have any tips to get the information out while still  
> having time
> > to do your job?
> >
> > As a follow up, how do you manage your time to keep up with news and
> > podcasts? Seems like that alone could take up all of your time  
> before you
> > could even start to do anything.
>
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> Neils Christoffersen
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