This article, originally printed in Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge gives several different techniques for helping get email under control. The article was one of the most-read articles at HBS, has been translated into more than 7 languages, and reprinted in Entrepreneur.com, and several magazines.
Here are articles on email
Google apps are free. Not!
I posted a comment about the new Gmail interface on a social media site. One responder said, "you get what you pay for. Gmail is free." Reading that, I realized that the "Google is free" argument used to work for me, but it no longer does. Google apps are not free at...
Email Overload – Where the CEO of Xerox and I Disagree
As you probably know, I've launched my You Are Not Your Inbox, so I'm revisiting some of my old thoughts about Email Overload. Tim Sanders wrote a blog entry that references a Business Week article ("What's So Bad about Information Overload?") on information overload...
1 Step To Start Regaining Control Of Your Inbox
I spent a couple of hours today methodically unsubscribing from several years' worth of newsletters, subscriptions, etc. It's amazing how freeing it feels to see browser window after browser window saying, "Thank you, you will no longer receive these emails." I didn't...
I’m still not convinced Inbox Zero is necessary
Time spent processing email simply isn’t necessarily time well spent. If you’re going to argue with that statement, show me the data.
Inbox Zero and the Critical Mistake That Saps Productivity
Inbox Zero is an obsession with many people. I propose that Inbox Zero is often a waste of time, and people over-emphasize email’s importance.
Investors Business Daily & Downtown Women
Wow! Today's a day full of media love. An article about my book and personal productivity is featured in Investors Business Daily. A guest blog post by me is featured in the Downtown Women's Club.
What do you do with email you’ve read?
I save pretty much all my email, and it fills up my hard drive, my backups, and my Gmail account. I rarely go back and read it, though sometimes it *is* a valuable reference source. I've been thinking of linking my Blackberry to my email so deleting a message on the...
Does email overload help us? You need to understand the costs and benefits.
Tim Sanders wrote a blog entry that references a Business Week article on information overload I commented on last week. The writer suggests that information overload might be good. There might be some valuable information, and besides, young people can handle it just...
Does email overload help us? You need to understand the costs and benefits.
Tim Sanders wrote a blog entry that references a Business Week article on information overload I commented on last week. The writer suggests that information overload might be good. There might be some valuable information, and besides, young people can handle it just...