002: Inbox Zero

In this episode we talk about the importance of achieving "inbox zero". We share why we find it to be a regular part of our productivity and what tools, tips, and techniques we use to achieve this goal.

2:20 - Why achieve inbox zero 3:28 - What is an inbox zero 9:45 - How to cut back on the number of emails received 13:37 - How to manage emails you do receive 27:17 - Email Bankruptcy 39:18 - Closing Thoughts

• Merlin Man & 43 Folders


• David Allen & Getting Things Done


• Feedly


• Pocket


• Unroll.me


• IFTTT


• Evernote


• Mailbox


• Todoist


• Trello


• John’s Post on Email Bankruptcy


• Josh’s Post on Weekly Review

• Leaving todo’s in your inbox


• Leaving read emails in your inbox


• Use your inbox as storage while waiting for it to be actionable

• Unsubscribe


• Mark emails you don’t want to get regularly as spam if you can’t unsubscribe


• Use services (i.e. RSS, Read It Later) to cut back on emails


• Use services (i.e. unroll.me) to manage emails you do receive


• Either forward all emails to one account OR use an application to keep all emails in one place


• Take information from your email and move it to a to do list if its actionable


• Do something with every email we get


• Check email less often


• Don’t use email as an immediate response technology


• Use technology to better your life, don’t let it become your life.


• If all else fails declare email bankruptcy


• With the idea of inbox zero give yourself grace