Email Management Tips for Young Professionals Overwhelmed by a Cluttered Inbox | E102

Between reading through messages, crafting the right responses, and keeping tabs on the emails that require follow-up, staying on top of your inbox can feel like a job in itself.

Email can be a pain but it is a critical component to most knowledge-based roles that many of us college graduates step into after graduation.

Until I started working in the “real world,” I didn’t know this though. And the thing that blows me away? College never taught me a system for efficiently managing my email. It was something that I had to learn on my own.

I don’t want you to be in the same boat. In this episode, we are going to learn a system you can implement right away that will have you spending less time on email and more time on the projects that really matter.

Level up your email management game by tuning into this episode.

This episode is part 1 of a 3-part series all about managing your work which includes email, calendar, and project management.

Key Takeaways:

• How much time the average worker spends on email each week
• How to make inbox zero work for you
• The 3 categories for processing your email
• The golden rule that has saved me hours each week on email
• What to do with each category of emails
• How to set up action-based folders that keep your primary inbox clean
• A tip for non-urgent emails out of sight

Mentions:

Workers Now Spend Two Full Days a Week on Email and in Meetings (WSJ): https://www.wsj.com/articles/workers-say-its-harder-to-get-things-done-now-heres-why-2a5f1389?mod=hp_lead_pos13

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