Post on 06-Jan-2018
Becoming an inbox ninja*Inbox Overload
*Typical (yawn) ways to manage
*Via People
*Via Projects
*Via Departments
*Get a system*Make email work for you*No extra frills*Keep it basic
*Advanced Common Sense
*Don’t live in your inbox*It’s just a conduit*Mobile devices
*How many have unread emails?
*Zero Inbox
*ZIB
*One place for everything
*Process to zero
*Convert to actions
*ZIB
What is ‘Processing’?
More than checkingLess than responding
Every email doesn’t need a response!
*ZIB - Processing*Check email on a schedule.*Get rid of it?*Does some else need it?*Can someone do it better?*Do I only need to respond?*Do I need to wait
Only take a few moments
Archive
Pros*Fast*Simple*Very low setup time*Very low maintenance
Cons*Pretty minimalist*Hard to stick with*Feeling of no structure*Less than 3 folders
*ZIB-ing
*Uber Management
For control freaks
*Folders, Folders, Folders
*Departments, Projects, People
*Uber Management
Pros*Total control*Find faster than search*Organized
Cons*High Setup time*High Maintenance*Easy to get lost*High thought
*Uber Management
*Trusted TrioIn, Out, Move on
*Variation on ZIB
*Always TRY to empty inbox.*Email into 1 of 3ish folders.*Rely on search feature
*Trusted Trio
Pros*Low setup*Low maintenance*Low thought
Cons
*To minimalist ?*Feeling of no structure
*Trusted Trio
*My Processing Habit
*Do email sorting less.
*Cheat.
*No Fiddling.
*Use Flags & Reminders
*Use Tasks
*Use Categories
*Productivty: How can the web help ?
*Plenty of great resources out there. *We will look at a few:*“Organize web content”*“Organize your content”
*How to Organize the Web
*There has to be a better way !
*How to Organize YOUR content
*Storing files in the “Cloud
*Storing Notes on the Cloud
*Storing Notes on the Cloud
*What do you use ?