From the course: Productivity Tips: Taking Control of Email

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Using your email archive effectively

Using your email archive effectively

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Using your email archive effectively

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- So let's say that you're going through your email inbox and you get done with an email, you've completed it. Well, where does it go? Some people keep their email in their inbox because they want to be reminded of something or make it easier to find it in the future. This sets up a situation where you're going to multitask every single time you look at your email inbox screen. You're going to be jumping back and forth between 20, 30, 40 emails every single time. Instead, whenever you've scheduled time to deal with an email or you've responded to it, simply archive it. Put everything into one folder. For instance, in outlook.com, it's very simple to select one email and hit archive. And it goes into the archive folder. Regardless of the email program you're using, either set up one folder or use the archive. Now, why not categorize all these emails? Maybe it will make it easier to find things in the future, right?…

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