One Intentional Life

002: Inbox Zero

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In this episode we talk about the importance of achieving "inbox zero". We share why we find it to be a regular part of our productivity and what tools, tips, and techniques we use to achieve this goal.

Overview

2:20 - Why achieve inbox zero 3:28 - What is an inbox zero 9:45 - How to cut back on the number of emails received 13:37 - How to manage emails you do receive 27:17 - Email Bankruptcy 39:18 - Closing Thoughts

Links:
  • Merlin Man & 43 Folders
  • David Allen & Getting Things Done
  • Feedly
  • Pocket
  • Unroll.me
  • IFTTT
  • Evernote
  • Mailbox
  • Todoist
  • Trello
  • John’s Post on Email Bankruptcy
  • Josh’s Post on Weekly Review
    • What NOT to do:
    • Leaving todo’s in your inbox
    • Leaving read emails in your inbox
    • Use your inbox as storage while waiting for it to be actionable
      • What TO do:
      • Unsubscribe
      • Mark emails you don’t want to get regularly as spam if you can’t unsubscribe
      • Use services (i.e. RSS, Read It Later) to cut back on emails
      • Use services (i.e. unroll.me) to manage emails you do receive
      • Either forward all emails to one account OR use an application to keep all emails in one place
      • Take information from your email and move it to a to do list if its actionable
      • Do something with every email we get
      • Check email less often
      • Don’t use email as an immediate response technology
      • Use technology to better your life, don’t let it become your life.
      • If all else fails declare email bankruptcy
      • With the idea of inbox zero give yourself grace
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        One Intentional LifeBy Josh Medeski (with John Cooper)
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