TOO MANY EMAILS? Use THESE Proven Techniques | Outlook tips included

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Some tips that I personally developed after more than a decade of working in insanely big corporate environments: - Use smart folder called "To me" where i'm in the "To" list. Similar to what Leila has for "CC" emails, but without conditional formatting. - Extensive use of "todo" flags: today, tomorrow, this week. - Similar to what Leila suggested, I have 'blockers' in my schedule for desk work: writing reports, doing research, compiling financials. I mark these appointments as "Personal" and do not respond to any mails during them. - Archiving emails is great, but I went even further: I'm archiving all mails that have attachments and are more than 1 month old. - With the introduction of Teams, I enforced the etiquette of not attaching bulky files to emails, but putting them into specific Teams (or Sharepoint) folders and sharing only links.

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Thank you Leila ... all very helpful tips, some of which I've not known of before! I manage 3 mailboxes and can't wait until Monday morning to set them all up with these time saving processes. 😊

Awesome tips and I love there are multiple options for some actions. Colouring the text of incoming emails based on conditions is absolute gold! Thank you Leila!

Oh my goodness I love this. I thought I had some pretty spiffy Rules. I don’t even know if I am getting more CC or direct emails. What a great way to find out where time is being spent.

This is great. I've got used to inbox-zero. I also use defined search folders of key people/companies, instead of proper folders/sub folders, which I agree can get out of hand. I've got into the same practice of; if it can be done in minutes, do it and send to archive. If it can wait a bit or might be interesting to read later, I flag it as follow up and move it to archive. It still shows up in the To Do list when it's due. Some feel happy seeing thousands of unread emails. I can't work like that.

Oh my days! Thank you so much. I wish someone had shown me this 20 years ago! sigh better late than never. Now......to tackle my inbox!!

There are some incredible suggestions in this video. I love that you’ve taken ideas from two methodologies and synthesized them into your own. Inbox zero stresses me out too!

I’m literally emotional watching this video. You are giving people their life/time back. Thank you!!

Worth watching just for the "create rule" portion! I used to be a zero email type, but the pandemic ruined me. Thanks for the tips that should help me dig out of the pile! haha

Loved this video. Came with the goal of finding ideas on how to control my inbox better, but also left with a new idea on managing my calendar. Thanks a lot Leila! Long time follower here :)

I've struggled mightily for YEARS to organize my Inbox more effectively. I've already adopted several of your suggestions since watching this video yesterday -- and just managed to clear out/organize my past two weeks of messages, and now feel quite set up for continued progress. Thank you!

Excellent tips! Thank you, Leila! You drew attention to often ignored simple but important aspects. Notifications, be them for emails, Twitter or anything else, are sometimes a real nuisance!

Hi Leila. Thanks for the Video. The conditional formatting for "cc" emails tip is really helpful. I would even say it's a life saver (for me) 😀 Thanks again

I 100% agree. This is a good happy medium. Once you develop an email routine it's easier to manage it all instead of having the email inbox open in the background and checking whenever a notification appears.

I loved the breathing in a bag moment 🤣 I'm currently binge watching all your videos to avoid exactly this feeling of Anxiety. And your tips help a lot!

I've been following Leila for a year and I can't stress enough how grateful I am of her contents. Helps me a lot as a professional. Thanks Leila :)

Thank you Leila! I just started a new job and I wanted to start off with good habits regarding emails. I've already implemented several of your suggestions!💐

I would have loved learn all those things when I just started my career. took me a lot of years to learn them!