Entrepreneur: Taming The E-Mail Beast
Some of Strohmeyer’s suggestions seem counter-intuitive – use folders sparingly, use filters sparingly – but he writes with authority and most of his tips make sense when you think about them.
“I’ve seen a few reports that say kids these days think e-mail is passé. Heh. That may be, but for people who have actual work to do, the inbox remains the center of the universe. And I have some tricks to help you take that universe in the palm of your hand and utterly dominate it — you know, just in case e-mail doesn’t go the way of the telegraph anytime soon.
Like many of you, I field hundreds of incoming e-mail messages each day. Processing them all — from opening the inbox to making good decisions about which items to act on, which to file for reference, which to delete, and which to mark as spam — takes more than just time and energy. It takes planning. Here are some useful tactics to add to your e-mail strategy so you can tame you inbox and work more productively.”
