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  1. 10 steps to tame your email inbox and keep chaos at bay

    • Learn 10 steps to keep your inbox clean and organized, from deleting unimportant messages to using folders and apps. TED's User Experience Architect shares his tips and tricks for email effici… See more

    Step 2: Get A Clean start.

    There are two ways to do this, as I see it: 1. Set aside a chunk of time and get caught up. Depending on how far behind you are, you’re going to need some time. And the time isn’t ju… See more

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    Step 3: Now, Kickstart The Vigilance.

    This is one of the hardest parts of the plan, but it’s critical: you have to deal with your email regularly — several times a day. And by “deal with,” I mean “get it out of your inbox.” I lik… See more

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    Step 4: If It’S Not Important to You, Delete it.

    As I mentioned before, we often keep email messages with the thought that we’ll have time to pay attention to them later. In reality, “later” never comes. If it’s not important e… See more

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    Step 5: Become A Diligent Unsubscriber.

    Email subscriptions remind me of electronics cables: they seem useful in the moment, but eventually we just end up with a drawer full of useless wires. If you’re not reading a s… See more

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    Step 6: If An Email Is Still in Your Inbox, Read it.

    If it passed the instant deletion and unsubscribe tests, open the email. If it’s short, read it — giving it your full attention. If it’s long and you really don’t have time to read it now… See more

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