Comments on: How your phone can make your email inbox more productive http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Phillip http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-2436 Phillip Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:46:53 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/18/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-2436 Oh now this is news to me! I wasn't aware of this option from google so this should help quite a bit to trim down my inbox. I like that I can do this on the go like you said when standing in line somewhere, etc. thanks for the tip! Oh now this is news to me! I wasn't aware of this option from google so this should help quite a bit to trim down my inbox. I like that I can do this on the go like you said when standing in line somewhere, etc. thanks for the tip!

]]> By: Phillip http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-5932 Phillip Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:46:53 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/18/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-5932 Oh now this is news to me! I wasn't aware of this option from google so this should help quite a bit to trim down my inbox. I like that I can do this on the go like you said when standing in line somewhere, etc. thanks for the tip! Oh now this is news to me! I wasn't aware of this option from google so this should help quite a bit to trim down my inbox. I like that I can do this on the go like you said when standing in line somewhere, etc. thanks for the tip!

]]> By: Phillip http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-2435 Phillip Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:46:53 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/18/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-2435 Oh now this is news to me! I wasn't aware of this option from google so this should help quite a bit to trim down my inbox. I like that I can do this on the go like you said when standing in line somewhere, etc. thanks for the tip! Oh now this is news to me! I wasn't aware of this option from google so this should help quite a bit to trim down my inbox. I like that I can do this on the go like you said when standing in line somewhere, etc. thanks for the tip!

]]> By: Chel Wolverton http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-5933 Chel Wolverton Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:28:49 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/18/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-5933 I never answer email on the go unless it's urgent, but I'm constantly culling what email comes in so there's less to deal with later. I never answer email on the go unless it's urgent, but I'm constantly culling what email comes in so there's less to deal with later.

]]> By: chelpixie http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-2434 chelpixie Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:28:49 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/18/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-2434 I never answer email on the go unless it's urgent, but I'm constantly culling what email comes in so there's less to deal with later. I never answer email on the go unless it's urgent, but I'm constantly culling what email comes in so there's less to deal with later.

]]> By: Max http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-5934 Max Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:53:30 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/18/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-5934 Fully agree, do something with it, and move on.<br><br>Brian Tracy (famous get what you want type guy) talks about only ever handling a piece of paper once. Do something with it once only. The same should apply to email.<br><br>I always look an email and think, if I did nothing with this, would it matter. If the answer is no (it would not matter). I delete it.<br><br>And short, curt answers are often better.<br><br>Don't forget about not checking email 1000 times a day either, why not just check it once an hour or something like that.<br><br>Like I could do that though. lol Fully agree, do something with it, and move on.

Brian Tracy (famous get what you want type guy) talks about only ever handling a piece of paper once. Do something with it once only. The same should apply to email.

I always look an email and think, if I did nothing with this, would it matter. If the answer is no (it would not matter). I delete it.

And short, curt answers are often better.

Don't forget about not checking email 1000 times a day either, why not just check it once an hour or something like that.

Like I could do that though. lol

]]> By: Max http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-2433 Max Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:53:30 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/18/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-2433 Fully agree, do something with it, and move on.<br><br>Brian Tracy (famous get what you want type guy) talks about only ever handling a piece of paper once. Do something with it once only. The same should apply to email.<br><br>I always look an email and think, if I did nothing with this, would it matter. If the answer is no (it would not matter). I delete it.<br><br>And short, curt answers are often better.<br><br>Don't forget about not checking email 1000 times a day either, why not just check it once an hour or something like that.<br><br>Like I could do that though. lol Fully agree, do something with it, and move on.

Brian Tracy (famous get what you want type guy) talks about only ever handling a piece of paper once. Do something with it once only. The same should apply to email.

I always look an email and think, if I did nothing with this, would it matter. If the answer is no (it would not matter). I delete it.

And short, curt answers are often better.

Don't forget about not checking email 1000 times a day either, why not just check it once an hour or something like that.

Like I could do that though. lol

]]> By: Daniel Johnson, Jr. http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-5935 Daniel Johnson, Jr. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:11:14 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/18/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-5935 I recently printed out GMail's keyboard shortcuts to help me better wade through my email. It has helped tremendously. I recently printed out GMail's keyboard shortcuts to help me better wade through my email. It has helped tremendously.

]]> By: Daniel Johnson, Jr. http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-2432 Daniel Johnson, Jr. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:11:14 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/18/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-2432 I recently printed out GMail's keyboard shortcuts to help me better wade through my email. It has helped tremendously. I recently printed out GMail's keyboard shortcuts to help me better wade through my email. It has helped tremendously.

]]> By: TimWalker http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-5936 TimWalker Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:20:54 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/08/18/try-less-choice-for-a-productivity-boost/#comment-5936 This is a terrific idea -- quickly cuts the pile down to size.<br><br>The folks I know who have perpetually-overstuffed inboxes tend to get bogged down in thinking of Big Answers to everything, instead of getting things triaged quick-and-dirty. This is a terrific idea — quickly cuts the pile down to size.

The folks I know who have perpetually-overstuffed inboxes tend to get bogged down in thinking of Big Answers to everything, instead of getting things triaged quick-and-dirty.

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