Taming My Email Overload – Early Steps Are Paying Off

Earlier in March I vowed to take small steps to tame my email overload. I’m pleased to report it’s going well.
Step 1:
I’ve unsubscribed to most of my RSS and email feeds. I notice some don’t have an unsubscribe option, so these are proving more tricky.
Step 2:
I’ve also unsubscribed to all my Google Alerts. This takes care of about 60 emails per day.

Step 3:
I’ve deleted all my empty, duplicate and obsolete email folders. Why I had them in the first place, I’m not sure.
Taming my email overload will be a big job, but I’m committed to it. I’ll report back …read more