Email is a necessary evil and a wonderful tool for communication. It’s not going anywhere anytime soon.
I wanted email to waste less of my time and be more effective. I’ve created a system that I wanted to share to help you filter your email to save time, see the important stuff and still not miss out on good but less urgent things (like sales from your favorite brands).
Here’s what I do. This process is for anyone using Gmail or a Google Apps account, but I’d imagine (or hope) similar ideas could be applied to other email services.
I’ll share the general guidelines first and then get into the nitty gritty.
