http://alexking.org/blog/2009/11/08/email-behavior Alex King, Denver Web Developer Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:45:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://alexking.org/blog/2009/11/08/email-behavior#comment-117556 Mike Taylor Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:23:01 +0000 http://alexking.org/?p=3762#comment-117556 I agree that there has to be a better way to handle emails especially in Outlook. I know I miss opportunities because of this. I might to respond to it the next day but then I get deluged with new emails. Perhaps that is what Microsoft was going for with their colored categories that seems completely useless to me. I agree that there has to be a better way to handle emails especially in Outlook. I know I miss opportunities because of this. I might to respond to it the next day but then I get deluged with new emails. Perhaps that is what Microsoft was going for with their colored categories that seems completely useless to me.

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]]> http://alexking.org/blog/2009/11/08/email-behavior#comment-112542 Geof F. Morris Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:53:49 +0000 http://alexking.org/?p=3762#comment-112542 I follow the Actions/Responses methodology of flagging incoming email. As such, my INBOX stays pretty darn empty. The main issue is in remembering to go back to those two collection points, but then I have a Task to nag me every day. I save it for a time when I feel like wrangling with email, and that makes me better at it. I follow the Actions/Responses methodology of flagging incoming email. As such, my INBOX stays pretty darn empty. The main issue is in remembering to go back to those two collection points, but then I have a Task to nag me every day. I save it for a time when I feel like wrangling with email, and that makes me better at it.

]]> http://alexking.org/blog/2009/11/08/email-behavior#comment-112366 Brett Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:21:42 +0000 http://alexking.org/?p=3762#comment-112366 Although I haven't embraced GTD to any great extent, I've been doing basically what you describe (http://www.ehow.com/how_4756668_use-thunderbird-things-done.html) for quite a few years with great success. I do have some dual maintenance from when I access mail from my iPod or Sidekick, but it's not onerous for me. Having saved search / smart folders is definitely key. Although I haven’t embraced GTD to any great extent, I’ve been doing basically what you describe (http://www.ehow.com/[...]gs-done.html) for quite a few years with great success. I do have some dual maintenance from when I access mail from my iPod or Sidekick, but it’s not onerous for me. Having saved search / smart folders is definitely key.

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