Comments on: Get a life outside of Email http://www.productiveshow.com/2008/07/get-a-life-outside-of-email/ Quick videos that will help you be more productive Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:50:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Michael Sliwinski http://www.productiveshow.com/2008/07/get-a-life-outside-of-email/#comment-540 Michael Sliwinski Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:01:48 +0000 http://www.productiveshow.com/?p=21#comment-540 I like your folder setup with email. I'll think about the waiting-for folder which makes a perfect sense. I put review/read with action as my [reply] folder together. @done is my Gmail arichve. Thanks for your great comment. My newest video in 2010 is exactly 2 minutes... and I'll try to make sure to keep them only 2 minutes long. I like your folder setup with email. I’ll think about the waiting-for folder which makes a perfect sense.

I put review/read with action as my [reply] folder together.

@done is my Gmail arichve.

Thanks for your great comment.

My newest video in 2010 is exactly 2 minutes… and I’ll try to make sure to keep them only 2 minutes long.

]]> By: lmau http://www.productiveshow.com/2008/07/get-a-life-outside-of-email/#comment-249 lmau Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:19:48 +0000 http://www.productiveshow.com/?p=21#comment-249 Good 2 minute show ! I use 2 of the tips (no sorting in many folders, no preview). I did not yet disable the email notification, I may try it. Another think I do is to have 5 folders as defined in GTD. @Inbox, where email comes @action : email waiting an action from me @waiting-for : email for which I'm waiting an answer @review/read @done : all the "finished email" Few times in the day, I scan my inbox, and according to GTD method, I dispatch in the good folder ( action / waiting for/to read / done), or I answer (if less than 2 minutes). So in fact, all my messages are in @done, and the challenge is to keep the others empty. I works for me. ps : your 2 minutes show is ... a 3 minutes show today ! Good 2 minute show !
I use 2 of the tips (no sorting in many folders, no preview).
I did not yet disable the email notification, I may try it.

Another think I do is to have 5 folders as defined in GTD.
@Inbox, where email comes
@action : email waiting an action from me
@waiting-for : email for which I’m waiting an answer
@review/read
@done : all the “finished email”

Few times in the day, I scan my inbox, and according to GTD method, I dispatch in the good folder ( action / waiting for/to read / done), or I answer (if less than 2 minutes).

So in fact, all my messages are in @done, and the challenge is to keep the others empty.
I works for me.

ps : your 2 minutes show is … a 3 minutes show today !

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