Email: You've Got (Too Much) Mail! 38 Do's and Don'ts to Tame Your Inbox

By Chris A Baird

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Is your inbox a mess? Are you being flooded by e-mails on a daily basis? Have you given up hope of ever getting control again? Do you feel stagnant, stuck in a rut, and ready for a change?

Do you want the peace of mind t

• Language: English
• Publisher: Urgesta AS
• Release date: Feb 10, 2021
• ISBN: 9788293791362

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Email

You’ve Got (Too Much) Mail! 38 Do’s and Don’ts to Tame Your Inbox

By Chris A. Baird

Email: You’ve Got (Too Much) Mail! 38 Do’s and Don’ts to Tame Your Inbox

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Table of Contents

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Copyright Page

1 - Introduction

Why Did I Write This Book?

How To Use This Book

You’ve Got (Too Much) Mail! Cheat Sheet

2 - Getting Started

What Is E-mail?

What Is the Problem

Are We Ready to Change?

3 - Who’s the Boss?

What E-mail Should Be

What E-mail Isn’t

4 - Let’s Tame the Beast!

(1) Do Unsubscribe to Excessive Newsletter Subscriptions

(2) Do Respond to E-mails You Received Yesterday

(3) Do Turn off E-mail Notifications

(4) Do Respond to People

(5) Do Unsubscribe to Social Media Notifications

(6) Do Keep Your E-mails Short

(7) Do Use Only One Topic per E-mail

(8) Do Use Bullet Points

(9) Do Maintain E-mail Etiquette

(10) Do Avoid Using Negative Emotion in Your E-mail

(11) Do Classify Incoming E-mails Into Types

(12) Do Use the Search Function to Find Old E-mails

(13) Do Send E-mails Early or Late in the Day

(14) Do Use Your Subject Fields for Content Summary or a Question

(15) Do Use E-mail to Remember New Tasks

(16) Do Use a Spam Filter

(17) Do Give Paragraphs Breathing Room

(18) Do Use the Out-of-office Response Tool

(19) Do Use Shortcuts for Common Phrases

(20) Do Use a Signature Block

(21) Do Change Your Subject Line as the Subject Changes

(22) Do Follow up on Sent E-mails

(23) Do Fill Out the To: Field Last

(24) Do Aim for Inbox O

(25) Don’t Use Folders and