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Friday, March 21, 2008

Taming the Inbox is possible

clipped from www.chrisbrogan.com

How I Tamed My Inbox

You’ll Need

  • An archive folder (in Gmail, this is a button. On other systems, you need somewhere to store stuff, in case you need to search for details later).
  • A calendaring software. I use Google Calendar.
  • A project tracking software. I use Things for Mac. You could use anything lets you group projects into contexts.
  • A file folder structure (online at least, and maybe mirrored in the real world - hat tip to my hero,Get it Done Guy, for this).
  • Two processes: sorting when mail comes in, and reviewing your projects regularly.

  • Processing incoming mail.
  • Using the Calendar.
  • Project Structure.
  • Consistent Review.

Process step 1- If it’s not a “right away” answer, sort it into a project area. I’m calling “project areas” out by context. In Getting Things Done, David Allen uses physical context, like @computer, @phone, @mall. In my case, I’ve used the following project contexts:

Family/Home
Commitments
Projects
Blogging
Personal
Research
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Posted by Lara Nieberding, The Data Digger at 9:12 AM

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