Comments on: Back from the brink http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/07/31/back-from-the-brink/ ... the online home of a librarian in Perth, Western Australia Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:51:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: CW http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/07/31/back-from-the-brink/#comment-3019 CW Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:28:39 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/07/31/back-from-the-brink/#comment-3019 jl, i don't know if these tips would always work in your uber busy environment... that said, i am glad i dont have a Blackberry - if I did I would be working all day everyday! Eric thanks for this great tip, I'm going to try that next time something biggish comes through. jl, i don’t know if these tips would always work in your uber busy environment… that said, i am glad i dont have a Blackberry - if I did I would be working all day everyday!

Eric thanks for this great tip, I’m going to try that next time something biggish comes through.

]]> By: Eric http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/07/31/back-from-the-brink/#comment-2999 Eric Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:16:06 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/07/31/back-from-the-brink/#comment-2999 A handy thing I've leared with Outlook (what we are often tied to at work) is to schedule items that come through as emails. If something requires reading, consideration and a detailed response, consider moving it into your calender in order to ensure you take the time to read and respond to it. It only works well if you use your calender and tasks on a regular basis, but moving from 130 emails in my inbox to 4 is pretty liberating. The idea is to touch each email only once to reduce duplication of handling. When something comes in the idea is that you do one of the following 1. Answer straight away 2. Delete 3. File for reference 4. Delegate or 5. Schedule it to be answered at a later date and stick to that schedule. A handy thing I’ve leared with Outlook (what we are often tied to at work) is to schedule items that come through as emails. If something requires reading, consideration and a detailed response, consider moving it into your calender in order to ensure you take the time to read and respond to it.

It only works well if you use your calender and tasks on a regular basis, but moving from 130 emails in my inbox to 4 is pretty liberating. The idea is to touch each email only once to reduce duplication of handling.

When something comes in the idea is that you do one of the following
1. Answer straight away
2. Delete
3. File for reference
4. Delegate
or
5. Schedule it to be answered at a later date and stick to that schedule.

]]> By: jl http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/07/31/back-from-the-brink/#comment-2983 jl Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:51:52 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/07/31/back-from-the-brink/#comment-2983 It's a good idea to process the inbox down to zero, but it's not always do-able. If i have fewer than 80 emails in my (work) inbox at any time, i feel like i'm doing okay. As for personal email, i recently purged my gmail inbox - now i have less than 30 in there and boy, it felt great! It’s a good idea to process the inbox down to zero, but it’s not always do-able. If i have fewer than 80 emails in my (work) inbox at any time, i feel like i’m doing okay.

As for personal email, i recently purged my gmail inbox - now i have less than 30 in there and boy, it felt great!

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