Too many emails in my inbox

It seems that over the last few weeks I have been working on projects that have taken my attention away from daily email correspondence and I have only answered things that needed my immediate attention.  But on today’s list of things to accomplish, I vowed that I wasn’t going to work on anything until I tackled those non-immediate attention needing items in my inbox.

I have been planning to write a series about how best to deal with emails and how to manage your inbox anyway.  So why not next week?  You won’t want to miss my tips on becoming the boss of your inbox.

In the meantime, please answer me a question.

 

Please feel free to add any comments!  Would love to hear what you are thinking.

Happy First Day of February!

 

Amy Munns

Time Saver/Time Management Guru
Finding more minutes in your day
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“This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it. “
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

 

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Paper, Paper… Everywhere – Recap

Happy Saturday!

And thank you for reading my “Paper, Paper…Everywhere” series.  Here is a recap.

Step One: Get organized.

Step Two: Use expandable folders to stay organized.

Step Three: Find other ways to get information.

Step Four: Take things to be read with you.

Step Five: Don’t read everything.

You can read the full details on each post from earlier this week.  Hope you found the information helpful!

Thanks and happy weekend.

Amy Munns

Time Saver/Time Management Guru
Finding more minutes in your day
office/cell: 360.440.8800

Blog: https://amymunns.wordpress.com/

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“This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it. “
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

 

Paper, Paper…Everywhere! Part 5 – Don’t read everything!

Happy Friday Everyone!

The final installment in this week’s “Paper, Paper…Everywhere” is a tip that I found very liberating when I personally adopted it a few years ago.

Don’t read everything!

At first it might sound like a bit of a contradiction, but there is so much information out there and we are bombarded with it from every angle; the internet, emails, newsletters, letters, flyers, postcards, magazines, newspapers….the list goes on and on.

I recommend reading only the items that come in that you give you actual value and pleasure.  The other items can be quickly skimmed.  Some items can even be tossed away without even opening them at all.

It might take some getting used to, you might even feel a little guilty.  But over time, you will realize that you are most likely not missing out on any information you are not getting.

So toss away – and feel liberated!  You don’t have to read everything.

And with that, this concludes the “Paper, Paper…Everywhere” series.  Tomorrow, I’ll recount each part in a general list.  I hope you found this series useful and will adopt some of the tips and techniques.

If this week’s series feels like a good start, but you are still feeling overwhelmed….let’s talk.  I can help!

Hope your Friday is great and your weekend is even better.

Amy Munns

Time Saver/Time Management Guru
Finding more minutes in your day
office/cell: 360.440.8800

Blog: https://amymunns.wordpress.com/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Amy-Munns-Consulting/114214346504

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“This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it. “
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Paper, Paper…Everywhere! Part 4 – Take it with you!

Happy Thursday!

Thank you everyone for reading my “Paper, Paper…Everywhere “series.  I hope you are finding it informative and will be able to apply some of the tips to your routine.

So now that we have talked about getting organized and how to reduce incoming paper, there is still a lot of information that comes to you that can’t be dealt with right away because it is either a timing  issue or it is too lengthy to read.

For those things that need to be read but aren’t time sensitive, I recommend creating “to be read” pile.  This pile might contain newsletters from charity, update flyers that come with a bill or statement, quarterly publications from your Alma Marte or your insurance company, magazines, and etc.  From this pile, get in the habit of grab and go and take one of the items with you at all times.  This way, you won’t be at a loss for something to do (besides check Facebook from your phone) when you are waiting for your car’s oil change, waiting at your child’s dentist appointment or getting your hair cut.  You’ll be amazed at how much you can stay on top of things if you have them available when you are.

Thoughts?  I love comments and other suggestions.  Please feel free to send them my way.

Have a great day!

Amy Munns

Time Saver/Time Management Guru
Finding more minutes in your day
office/cell: 360.440.8800

Blog: https://amymunns.wordpress.com/

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“This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it. “
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Paper, Paper…Everywhere! Part 3 – Find other ways to get information

Happy Wednesday!

So far this week, we have talked about getting all the paper in your life sorted and organized so you can move forward with a good system.  I also presented a filing system that works at both work and at home.  Today – I want to talk about cutting down the paper all together.

That is why it is important to find other ways to get information.

This is really pretty easy and you’ll be amazed at how much you can get your paper situation under control if you take a few steps to stop the paper from coming in.

1. Stop the junk mail – there are many ways to do this and many can be found online.  Here is one tool that I found http://donotmail.org/

2. Elect to get your statements, invoices, bills, etc. via email notification. – Not only does this reduce paper, but it is also safer.

3. Browse catalogs online – versus receiving catalogs in the mail.

4. Read newspapers and magazines online.

5. Use online tools like www.delicious.com to bookmark your favorite websites. The nice thing about websites like this is it is web-based and not computer based like ‘bookmarks” are.  And instead of printing out that article for your next vacation destination or a recipe you’d like to try,  you can save it to “My Delicious” and call it up anytime, anywhere.

Hope these are some ideas that will work for you.  Have others?  Please feel free to share!  Want more information on these ideas – feel free to comment or contact me directly.

Hope you have a wonderful day.

Amy Munns

Time Saver/Time Management Guru
Finding more minutes in your day
office/cell: 360.440.8800

Blog: https://amymunns.wordpress.com/

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“This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it. “
— Ralph Waldo Emerson