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Anyone can delete email.
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The hard part is building habitshabits to quickly sort, respond and take action on messages, without wasting your time.
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Build good email “housekeeping” habits that will help you clean
your inbox today and keep it
clutter-freeclutter-free for years to come.
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Let’s talk about seven habitsseven habitsthat can help you do this.
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11 Schedule EmailSchedule EmailProcessing Time(s)Processing Time(s)
The best way to empty an inbox every day is to schedule time dedicated to this task.
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Pull the plug on the one thing that often feeds an inbox addiction:
email notificationsemail notifications.
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22 Practice the “Five-Practice the “Five-Sentence Rule”Sentence Rule”
“I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.”
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When emailing people, keep it simple, brief, simple, brief,
and on topicand on topic.
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33 Intelligently Filter Intelligently Filter Your Messages Your Messages
Before responding to any message, think for a few seconds about how much back and forth is needed.
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Stop and collect your thoughts to figure out if replying is the
best use of your timebest use of your time.
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44 ““Single Handle” Single Handle” Each MessageEach Message
Establish the five-(or ten-) minute rule for processing each email.
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Create a “mental clock”“mental clock” while processing your inbox so
you don’t lose track of time.
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55 Eliminate Pointless Eliminate Pointless Email Email
Treat each email as an opportunity to eliminate something new.
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Permanently get rid of messages that don’t add value to your lifedon’t add value to your life.
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66 Learn How toLearn How toTouch Type Touch Type
Develop the touch-typing habit and you’ll halveyour inbox time.
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A touch typistcan produce, on average, 40 to 40 to
60 words per 60 words per minute.minute. Hunt-
and-peck typists produce 25 words
per minute.
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77 Value Your Time Value Your Time
Know what your time is worth.
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When responding to a lengthy message, ask yourself: “Is this email really “Is this email really
worth $worth $______ of my time?” of my time?”
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Are you ready forAre you ready forInbox ZeroInbox Zero??
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