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Treat Email Like Laundry — and Other Tips from Google’s Productivity Expert

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Managing Your Email Effectively

In managing emails effectively, there are four main categories for sorting emails: respond/action/to-do, waiting on, read, and things not needed. Each email falls into one of these categories, helping to prioritize and manage them efficiently. Emails requiring response or action are a priority, followed by those where you are waiting on a response. Reading emails is important for staying informed but may not require immediate action. Lastly, emails that are not needed can be disregarded, ensuring a streamlined inbox. Further categorization can be done based on specific roles, but the main idea is to sort emails into actionable categories for effective management.

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