Every single day I see entrepreneurs, friends, and employees struggling with email and the related productivity challenges. I have to share with you part of my solution to this growing problem. In 2006, Merlin Man wrote Inbox Zero, a series of blog posts which have become very popular in certain circles, especially the getting things done (GTD) ones. The Inbox Zero concept that Merlin talks about is very powerful in dealing with the ever-increasing flow of email people receive each day. I cannot say I am an expert or have implemented the Inbox Zero concept exactly but I took what I felt was important and combined it with some techniques I had been using for years, such as weeding through my inbox and keeping it basically empty. As a result, my productivity increased. This becomes even more powerful when you use the tools provided by David Allen in the book Getting Things Done.
Just in the past few weeks, I have sent this video to three team members at GotVMail, two entrepreneurs, and my mom (seriously!). Everyone found it useful and saw immediate productivity gains. Very soon we will be offering this as part of our new internal learning program, The Academy, so everyone can take advantage of these helpful tools.
David,
Thanks again for another great feed of useful information, i seem to be trailing just behind you in-terms of when this info gets to me. I am happy to have you weed through the masses and hand down the important stuff. Thanks.
The Google @ talks are an excellent resource and love to share any I find particularly useful.