Episode Details

How to Escape Your Email (And Finally Achieve Inbox Zero)

Published 9 years, 8 months ago

Description

I’m going to be honest with you: Email is killing your productivity. I know it’s tempting to believe that you’re important because your inbox is overflowing, and even better you get to look busy as you run around the office frantically responding to other people’s requests. But there is a huge difference between being “busy” and being “productive,” and in this episode Asian Efficiency expert Zack Sexton and I walk you through many different options for escaping your inbox and taking back your life.

We talk about different strategies to get yourself to inbox zero, a bunch of cool apps, filters, and tricks to organize incoming email, and most importantly we break down the systems that Zack teaches over at Asian Efficiency to manage email for good. I can confidently say that learning how to tame my inbox is the the largest contributing factor determining how productive I have become. And I want to share all of my strategies with you.

If you want to learn more about managing your email, Zack and the Asian Efficiency team will be hosting a free webinar.

Topics of Conversation:

How much time do you lose checking email?
Addressing FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) and other causes of losing your time to email
Keeping your creative flow active and distraction-free
Common bad email habits that you need to be aware of
Declaring "email bankruptcy" to become more productive
Using filters to clean up your inbox
How to handle email on your mobile device
Determining which messages are actionable as a first step towards time management
Combating the cultural expectation for busyness with email organization

Useful Links:

Asian Efficiency Webinar: Escape Your Email

FiP Ep23: Hacking Your Productivity with Zack Sexton

FiP Ep38: Task Management and Establishing Rituals

FiP Ep51: Minimizing Paperwork to Maximize Creativity

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