by Hawkins | Apr 13, 2011 | Clutter, email, General, Habits, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Flags & Filters This helps you recognize particular types of email faster by flagging email. For example, you can flag emails that you have read and are your priority to reply with one color so that they are visually separated for your preference the next time...
by Hawkins | Apr 11, 2011 | Clutter, email, General, Habits, Productivity, Systems, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Tip # 3 is a suggestion that helps you organize email. Create email sub folders within your email account to sort your emails by category. Label the sub folders with categories that will make it easy for you to distinguish. For example, use different subjects,...
by Hawkins | Apr 7, 2011 | Clutter, email, General, Habits, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
To add to my first email tip of not checking email first thing in the morning, have a plan when it comes to checking email. For most of us checking email once a day isn’t productive. As I mentioned in my previous post, check email 1.5-2 hours into your day and...
by Hawkins | Apr 5, 2011 | Clutter, email, General, Habits, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Today we’re all wearing multiple hats and there’s so much to do, including answering an overload of email. It may seem at times that your inbox is out of control and has a life of its own. Believe it or not, you can get a handle on it and manage it...
by Hawkins | Jan 10, 2011 | email, General, Habits, planning, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Chunking your time takes a true commitment from you and will take time to create as a new habit, but it’s well worth doing. Working in blocks of time can add value and will increase your productivity. Here are a few quick tips on chunking your time: Set a...
by Hawkins | Nov 23, 2010 | Clutter, email, General, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
As I mentioned in the initial post, clutter shows up in the form of email, another productivity killer. We all know how it is when you are checking email. Just one email can take you quite a bit of time if you’re not careful. You open an email that makes a...
