Tip #1 — Get a jump start on the day

Tip #1 — Get a jump start on the day

If you’re like me it’s tough to fight the instinct to check your email as soon as you log onto your computer in the morning. Rather than going through your emails to determine what you should do first for the day, be proactive and send yourself an email as the last message of the day with three short, easy to complete tasks for the next morning. By doing this you can open your email client, open that email, and immediately jump on some easy wins first thing before digging through the rest of your email.

Tip #2 — Use hashtags and rules to automatically organize

If you are using an email client such as Lotus Notes, Outlook, or Google Mail you can use rules and hashtags to automatically organize your emails. Just include a hashtag on your subject line such as #followup and send the email to yourself. If you have set up the rules correctly your emails route to the folders you have designated and your notes are now nicely organized. Folders such as #followup, #needto, and #research can be a great way to leverage productivity techniques without special tools.

Tip #3 — Use Draft emails more heavily

When people write emails they often feel like they need to start and finish the email all in the same action. Write, edit, review, and send before they consider it complete is the common understanding of how an email works. Why wouldn’t you treat an email more like the way a writer works on longer documents? Start your email as soon as the thought comes to you and save it as a draft as soon as you lose the momentum on your writing. Circle back to it as you are able to add valuable content and edits. One of two things will happen. A — you will craft a much higher quality email or B — you won’t have to send the email at all. A win in either case.

Three Tips for Better Email Productivity Tomorrow
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