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Fighting the battle against email
I received a not-too-subtle reminder from our systems manager at The Post that I’m hoarding too many emails.
The space I’m allotted is 182,585 KB so if I’m approaching that, I really can’t squawk.
I found a blog entry at Lifehacker.com that gives some good advice on how to keep your email cleared. It’s not easy but here goes.
The blog suggests dividing your email into three activities: follow up (mail that require some sort of action), archive (mail needed for long-term reference) and hold (mail you temporarily hold because you’ll need quick access to it in a few days).
Other email, respond to immediately.
So, let’s say you follow these rules and empty your in-box. IN YOUR DREAMS. But if you can, Lifehacker reminds you to keep it empty by never leaving a read email in your inbox, at least not for long.
Let me know if you have any success with this. It will take me days to clear my inbox.
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