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5 Tools That Will Save You From Email

Picking the wrong tool can create more work than it solves

When you select the wrong tool for the job, you’ll create more work for yourself than you’re solving.

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Clean Out Your Jammed Inbox in 5 Quick Steps

Getting things flowing smoothly again is easier than you think

Is your Inbox backing up? You may be deferring too many decisions. Here are five quick steps to clear out the backlog and get things flowing smoothly again.

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Keep Email Out of Your Inbox

Four Tips to Make It Easier to Get to Inbox Zero

Getting to Inbox Zero can feel like you’re shoveling the sidewalk while it’s still snowing. Here’s a four-part approach to tame your inbox before you even check your mail.

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Get Notified of Important Email Messages

Let the computer watch for important messages so you don’t have to

Don’t waste time constantly checking email “just in case” you got an important message. Your email client can help.

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Protect Your Focus with Email-Free Zones

Give yourself permission to work without getting dinged

Here are some times you definitely should not be checking email. You can start breaking free of your email addiction here.

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Five Email Addresses You Should Know

You can capture a lot of information by email

Can you send an email to remember something forever? Get things done? Read an article later? If you use any of these services, you should know these email addresses exist.

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Linking to Mail Messages

Archive the message and find it again with a single click

Is your inbox full of emails you don’t want to lose track of? Link to the message from your digital planning system instead.

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Six Email Signature Mistakes that Might Send the Wrong Message

How to leave a better impression with every correspondence

Email is an important part of how we communicate. Your signature is at the end of every message you send. Be sure it isn’t sending the wrong message about you.

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Schrödinger’s Cat and Incoming Email

What’s Lurking in Your Inbox?

Email in your inbox could be anything. Get rid of the uncertainty by getting it out of your inbox and into your planning system, where you can track it for what it is.

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