Now that you’ve done some of the no brainer clean up from Arrow-Tip #33, its time to address the emails that need to be kept, but don’t need a response. In order to deal with these emails, you need a place to put them. My best analogy for this technique is my great-grandmother who kept everything from newspaper rubber bands to tin foil from gum rappers, but was neurotically neat at the same time. How did she keep things tidy and manage to be a packrat at the same time? She had a place for everything and that is what you need in your Outlook mailbox.
Taking the time to create a filing system in your Outlook mailbox that makes sense is a very worthwhile effort that will pay big dividends when you are trying to quickly clear things out. Here are some quick tips for creating an effective folder system in your Inbox:
One thing that can really help facilitate quick filing is an add-in I’ve blogged about in the past called SimplyFile – I highly suggest you give it a try if you manage a lot of emails daily.
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