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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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How to Boost Your Productivity with Just One Touch

Once you pick it up, don’t put it down until you’re done

If you keep picking up the same input over and over again only to consider it, then put it back to deal with later, consider invoking the touch-move rule.

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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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The Secret to a Productive Monday

Five Proven Strategies to Start the Week on the Right Foot

The secret to a productive Monday begins on Friday. Don’t end the week until you have a plan for how to start the next one.

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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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5 Tips for Staying On Top of Incoming Emails

Don’t let handling email become your full-time job

Email can help you get work done, or it can get in the way. Here are five tips to get through your email quickly and get on with your day.

3:50 read (765 words)