2024-11-21T23:48:31-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150163277/tips-for-handling-email-overload Sean Joyner 2019-10-07T14:30:00-04:00 >2019-10-07T18:44:04-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4d/4ddc717aa0c195708fd59a052f147bfd.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Any busy person understands the overwhelming sight of countless emails sitting in an inbox on a Monday morning. They come in all shapes and sizes: there are those that don't require a response, easy enough, on to the next; the sales ones asking us to check out a new glass product, annoying; there are the more stressful, maybe a note from a client, or even worse, a contractor with 25 RFIs.&nbsp;</p> <p>The list goes on, but the common denominator remains the demand of our time and mental bandwidth, which can become cumbersome throughout our complex workdays. How can we manage this digital phenomenon? The skilled reader will have a well-oiled process, share your insights in the comments.&nbsp;</p> <p>For everyone else, here are some tips:</p> Filter <p>In&nbsp;<em><a href="https://tim.blog/2008/01/09/10-steps-to-become-an-email-ninja/" target="_blank">10 Steps to Become an Email Ninja</a></em>, Tim Ferriss advocates a focus on the essential and an elimination of the inessential, things like spam. He achieves this by using Gmail, which he believes has the best spam filter. Additionally, he limits email notifications from...</p>