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September 11, 2014

Clearing the Slate to Achieve Inbox Zero

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Maybe it’s not about trying to fix something that’s broken. Maybe it’s about starting over to do something better.

Inbox Zero. How many times have I written about this topic, considered by many to be the holy grail of productivity? Countless. And yet how many times have I actually achieved Inbox Zero? Wellllllll, I’ve gotten there many times on work email (hooray!), but when it comes to personal email… that answer is zero. Oops 🙁 Part of the reason I haven’t yet been able to hit zero in either of my two personal inboxes is that I am not willing to start from scratch… and the pile of emails I already have in each inbox is really overwhelming. (Over 500 per …

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July 4, 2014

Top Tips to Achieve Inbox Zero

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Top Tips To Achieve Inbox Zero

Hey, remember when I made it a goal to hit Inbox Zero? I am still so far from hitting that with my personal and blog email. But at 4:30am today, this happened: That’s right, I hit Inbox Zero with my work email! Hooray for night shifts where I have a chance to send tons of emails out and won’t get replies until after I leave the office 🙂 Basically, this is like the “offline attack” cited by Fast Company as one method to help you keep from getting overwhelmed while going through your inbox: Nothing is more emotionally defeating than spending …

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May 1, 2014

Sponsored Review: Nokia Lumia Icon

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The following post is sponsored by FitFluential LLC on behalf of Verizon Wireless. I’ve had Verizon Wireless as my service provider since I first got a cell phone – and that was a very conscious decision. While growing up in Albany, my parents made the choice for me, once I graduated college, the choice was up to me. However, with all of my business and leisure travels, I quickly learned that Verizon had the best service coverage of all – and that was absolutely critical to me. When I’m traveling for work, staying connected to my phone/email is crucial. And …

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April 29, 2014

Inching Toward Inbox Zero

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Six Filters To Make Your Inbox Manageable

On Saturday, I mentioned that I’m buckling down and setting some new goals for myself – the DietBet that I talked about is one of my two personal goals that are part of my work team’s latest round of 6×6. (I didn’t write a recap post of the last round, but it went pretty well – I’d say I hit 90% success on three of the four goals, and 100% on #4.) This time around, DietBet is one of my personal goals for the six weeks, and I’m excited to start that challenge next Wednesday. So far no one has joined …

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January 16, 2014

App I Love: Rapportive

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I think pretty much everyone has to send emails to people they don’t know on occasion. And it’s never fun when you make the assumption that “Leslie Smith” is a female… and he turns out to be a male. Oops. But I recently learned about a new add-on for Gmail that helps with that problem – and provides a lot of other benefits as well. Ramit Sethi did a short newsletter this week on Rapportive, and I initially figured I’d download it and likely get rid of it when it didn’t turn out to be that great (after all, who …

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